Antonyms for usance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoo-zuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyu zəns


Definition of usance

  • noun custom
Example sentences :
  • 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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