Definitions

usage

[yoo-sij, -zij] / ˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ /

NOUN

habit, custom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

management

STRONG

acceptance control convention currency form formula habitude handling method mode operation practice praxis procedure regime regulation rote routine rule running tradition treatment trick use way wont

WEAK

matter of course

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement disorganization ignorance mismanagement

Example Sentences

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"Choices about deployment and usage are not our business," Mensch said on the sidelines of his company's first AI conference in Paris.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

So, in our mind, it is a very smart move by OpenAI, Anthropic and others to build and lock in that deployment capacity, ultimately to accelerate adoption and to drive token usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The typical annual usage figure applies to the first category: dual-fuel households on a standard variable tariff which pay by direct debit.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

They also increased usage of buy-now-pay-later services more than higher-income groups between January and March.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I divide the hundred usage issues into points of grammar, the expression of quantity and quality, word choice, and punctuation. adjectives and adverbs.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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