Definition of usance in English:

usance

noun ˈjuːz(ə)nsˈjuzəns

mass nounarchaic

1
another term for usage
2The time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange, according to law or commercial practice.
（法律或商业惯例规定的支付国外汇票的）期限
Example sentencesExamples
- The company said the cause behind its bouncing checks is that its 29 stores suffered lower sales than expected during the Lunar New Year holiday period and suppliers refused to extend usance.
- It follows that the problem could arise only in the case of bills payable on demand, or where a bill payable at another usance is discharge before its maturity.
- Shakespeare, however, has already let us know, in an aside earlier in the scene, that Shylock hates Antonio because ‘he is a Christian’ and because ‘He lends out money gratis, and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.’

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from the base of the verb user 'to use'.

Definition of usance in US English:

usance

nounˈjuzənsˈyo͞ozəns

archaic

1
another term for usage
2The time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange, according to law or commercial practice.
（法律或商业惯例规定的支付国外汇票的）期限
Example sentencesExamples
- The company said the cause behind its bouncing checks is that its 29 stores suffered lower sales than expected during the Lunar New Year holiday period and suppliers refused to extend usance.
- Shakespeare, however, has already let us know, in an aside earlier in the scene, that Shylock hates Antonio because ‘he is a Christian’ and because ‘He lends out money gratis, and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.’
- It follows that the problem could arise only in the case of bills payable on demand, or where a bill payable at another usance is discharge before its maturity.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from the base of the verb user ‘to use’.

单词	usance
释义	Definition of usance in English: usance noun ˈjuːz(ə)nsˈjuzəns mass nounarchaic 1 another term for usage 2The time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange, according to law or commercial practice. （法律或商业惯例规定的支付国外汇票的）期限 Example sentencesExamples The company said the cause behind its bouncing checks is that its 29 stores suffered lower sales than expected during the Lunar New Year holiday period and suppliers refused to extend usance. It follows that the problem could arise only in the case of bills payable on demand, or where a bill payable at another usance is discharge before its maturity. Shakespeare, however, has already let us know, in an aside earlier in the scene, that Shylock hates Antonio because ‘he is a Christian’ and because ‘He lends out money gratis, and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.’ Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from the base of the verb user 'to use'. Definition of usance in US English: usance nounˈjuzənsˈyo͞ozəns archaic 1 another term for usage 2The time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange, according to law or commercial practice. （法律或商业惯例规定的支付国外汇票的）期限 Example sentencesExamples The company said the cause behind its bouncing checks is that its 29 stores suffered lower sales than expected during the Lunar New Year holiday period and suppliers refused to extend usance. Shakespeare, however, has already let us know, in an aside earlier in the scene, that Shylock hates Antonio because ‘he is a Christian’ and because ‘He lends out money gratis, and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.’ It follows that the problem could arise only in the case of bills payable on demand, or where a bill payable at another usance is discharge before its maturity. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from the base of the verb user ‘to use’.
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