USANCE
\jˈuːzəns], \jˈuːzəns], \j_ˈuː_z_ə_n_s]\
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accepted or habitual practice
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the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
By Princeton University
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Use; usage; employment.
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Interest paid for money; usury.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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