usance
English Thesaurus
1. accepted or habitual practice (noun.act)
hypernym | : | pattern, practice, |
definition | : | a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act) |
hypernym | : | survival, |
definition | : | something that survives (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | americanism, |
definition | : | a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | anglicism, britishism, |
definition | : | a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | consuetude, |
definition | : | a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | couvade, |
definition | : | a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | germanism, |
definition | : | a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | habit, use, |
definition | : | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | hijab, |
definition | : | the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rite, ritual, |
definition | : | any customary observance or practice (noun.act) |
2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing (noun.process)
hypernym | : | demand, |
definition | : | the ability and desire to purchase goods and services (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | conspicuous consumption, |
definition | : | buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth (noun.process) |
domain category | : | economic science, economics, political economy, |
definition | : | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management (noun.cognition) |
3. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) (noun.time)
domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
4. accepted or habitual practice (noun.act)
derivation | : | use, |
definition | : | habitually do something (use only in the past tense) (verb.social) |
5. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing (noun.process)
derivation | : | expend, use, |
definition | : | use up, consume fully (verb.consumption) |
6. accepted or habitual practice (noun.act)
derivation | : | use, |
definition | : | habitually do something (use only in the past tense) (verb.social) |
7. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing (noun.process)
derivation | : | expend, use, |
definition | : | use up, consume fully (verb.consumption) |
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