usance n. 惯例, 习惯, 使用, 利息
[经] 惯例付款期
usance [ noun ] the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) <noun.time> (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing <noun.process> the consumption of energy has increased steadily accepted or habitual practice <noun.act>
Usance \Us"ance\, n. [F. See {Use}, v. t.] 1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer. 3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] --Shak. 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.