Etymology

usance

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Today it means: The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange. Full definition →

Middle English usaunce ← Old French usance
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromusance
  2. Middle English · inherited fromusaunce
  3. English todayusance

Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.