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Answer for the clue "Income from ownership of wealth ", 6 letters:
usance

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Usance refers to the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs. In manufacturing, "usance" means "inputs." It is used in "usance bills." This terminology is used in banks in India, when dealing with forex . In medieval banking , "usance" denoted the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange. 2 use. 3 customary or habitual usage. 4 The interest payed on a borrowed sum, usury.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Usance \Us"ance\, n. [F. See Use , v. t.] Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] --Spenser. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] --Shak. (Com.) The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, ...

Usage examples of usance.

Bills well in advance of the expiration of their usance, as this will give the payer more time to make arrangements to deliver the specie.