| NOUN | time | usance | the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) |
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| process | usance, consumption, economic consumption, use, use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | |
| act | usance, custom, usage | accepted or habitual practice |
| Meaning | The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange). | |
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| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Meaning | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. | |
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| Synonyms | consumption, economic consumption, use, use of goods and services | |
| Category | economics, economic science, political economy | The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| Narrower | conspicuous consumption | buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth |
| Broader | demand | The ability and desire to purchase goods and services |
| Spanish | consumo | |
| Catalan | consum | |
| Meaning | accepted or habitual practice. | |
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| Synonyms | custom, usage | |
| Narrower | Americanism | A custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens |
| Anglicism, Britishism | A custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens | |
| Germanism | A custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens | |
| consuetude | A custom or usage that has acquired the force of law | |
| couvade | A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child | |
| habit, use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation | |
| hijab | The custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home / home | |
| ritual, rite | Any customary observance or practice | |
| Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
| survival | Something that survives | |
| Spanish | costumbre, hábito, usanza, uso | |
| Catalan | costum, usatge, ús | |
| Verbs | use | avail oneself to |
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