Usage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈjuːsɪdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈjuːsɪdʒ|
noun
- the act of using (syn: employment, exercise, use, utilization)
- accepted or habitual practice (syn: custom, usance)
- the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
- accepted or habitual practice (syn: custom, usance)
- the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
English usage
a usage borrowed from French
a usage borrowed from French
Extra examples
Seat belt usage in the state is now mandatory.
Restaurant dishes must be able to withstand rough usage.
This word occurs in casual usage.
I came across an uncommon usage I'd like to discuss with you.
Water usage is increasing.
English usage
...a book on the ABCs of computer usage...
...reactionary guardians of proper English usage invariably regard every new coinage that comes along as a nonword...
This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect
'ladened' is not current usage
Word forms
noun
singular: usage
plural: usages
singular: usage
plural: usages
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