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Answer for the clue "Time allowance for bill payment ", 6 letters:
usance

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Word definitions for usance in dictionaries

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, ...

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 ...

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.