Usance

Definition:

  • (v. t.) Use; usage; employment.
  • (v. t.) Custom; practice; usage.
  • (v. t.) Interest paid for money; usury.
  • (v. t.) The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance.

Compare usance with other words:

usance vs. usury

interest vs. usance

usage vs. usance

habitual vs. usance