usance
Example Sentences
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"Ah, no, sir; never, sir, do I forget the green fairy for the great musician, sir," was the answer, evidently a set one, its polite angles worn away by daily usance.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
Ask usance, since 'tis Thou that sendest rains.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
He vindictively, however, raised his customary "rate of usance," and swore in his own hardened heart that the needy borrowers of Delhi should recoup him fully before a year.
From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard
And two usance is two months; reckoning not from the acceptance of the bill, but from the date of it.
From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel
It means a certain time fixed by custom as between any two places, and the period covered by a usance will therefore depend on the places of drawing and payment.
From The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms by Anonymous
