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usance
us·ance [ yz'nss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
time for payment of foreign bill: the customary length of time allowed for payment of a bill of exchange in foreign commerce
[14th century. < Old French< assumed Vulgar Latin usare "keep on using" < Latin uti "to use"]
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