usance
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
Types & categories
- period hypernym
Related & opposite
- commerce domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
the consumption of energy has increased steadily
Types & categories
- demand hypernym
- conspicuous consumption hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
accepted or habitual practice
Types & categories
- practice hypernym
- survival hypernym
- Americanism hyponym
- Anglicism hyponym
- consuetude hyponym
- couvade hyponym
- Germanism hyponym
- habit hyponym
- hijab hyponym
- ritual hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | commerce |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | period |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | expend |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | economics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspicuous consumption |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | habitual |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | practice |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | survival |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Americanism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Anglicism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consuetude |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | couvade |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Germanism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | habit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hijab |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ritual |