Antonyms for usance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : yoo-zuh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyu zəns |
Definition of usance
- noun custom
- I'll lend no money gratis and bring down the rate of usance.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- But 'tis to much purpose to evade it; the common custom and usance of life will have it so.
- Extract from : « The Essays of Montaigne, Complete » by Michel de Montaigne
- He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice.
- Extract from : « William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon » by Scott Surtees
- The term "usance" is sometimes employed to express the period of running in foreign bills.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer » by Anonymous
- He knew that a debt to folly bears no grace, and was ready with his principal and usance.
- Extract from : « When Knighthood Was in Flower » by Charles Major
Synonyms for usance
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