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Interest of a sort
Answer for the clue "Interest of a sort ", 6 letters:
usance
Alternative clues for the word usance
- Benefits of wealth, in economics
- (commerce) the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
- Accepted or habitual practice
- Loan-repayment time period
- Interest paid on borrowed money
- Bill-payment period
- Time allowance for bill payment
Word definitions for usance in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased ...
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.
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 ...
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.