usure
French, noun/y.zyʁ/
usure is spelled U-S-U-R-E (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Usure is a French feminine noun meaning “usury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does usure mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineusury
noun
- 1
femininewear and tear, wear
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Intérêt, profit qu’on exige d’un argent ou d’une marchandise prêtée, au-dessus du taux fixé par la loi ou établi par l’usage en matière de commerce.
noun: 1. Dépérissement, détérioration des parties mécaniques, des habits, des meubles, des organes du corps humain, etc., par suite d’un long usage. 2. Dégradation d'une surface sous l’effet du frottement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of usure
- usures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce usure?
- /y.zyʁ/
- \y.zyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to usure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is usure in French?
usure appears 4.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).