usance
n . 票据期限;汇票兑现期限
票据期限;汇票兑现期限
usance n 1 :
the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (
especially a foreign bill of exchange )
2 : (
economics )
the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing ; "
the consumption of energy has increased steadily " [
synonym : {
consumption }, {
economic consumption }, {
usance }, {
use }, {
use of goods and services }]
3 :
accepted or habitual practice [
synonym : {
custom }, {
usage },
{
usance }]
Usance \
Us "
ance \,
n . [
F .
See {
Use },
v .
t .]
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1 .
Use ;
usage ;
employment . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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2 .
Custom ;
practice ;
usage . [
Obs .] --
Gower .
Chaucer .
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3 .
Interest paid for money ;
usury . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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4 . (
Com .)
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 .
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USANCE ,
commercial law .
The term usance comes from usage ,
and signifies the time which by usage or custom is allowed in certain countries ,
for the payment of a bill of exchange .
Poth .
Contr .
du Change ,
n .
15 .
2 .
The time of one ,
two or three mouths after the date of the bill ,
according to the custom of the places between which the exchanges run .
3 .
Double or treble is double or treble the usual time ,
and half usance is half the time .
Where it is necessary to divide a month upon a half usance ,
which is the case when the usance is for one month or three ,
the division ,
notwithstanding the difference in the length of the months ,
contains fifteen days .
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