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us·age  (ysj, -zj)

n.

1.

a. The act, manner, or amount of using; use: the usage of a technical term; an instrument that measures water usage.

b. The act or manner of treating; treatment: subjected the car to rough usage.

2. A usual, habitual, or accepted practice. See Synonyms at habit.

3. The way in which words or phrases are actually used, spoken, or written in a speech community.

4. A particular expression in speech or writing: a nonce usage.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from us, from Latin sus, from past participle of t, to use.]

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usage [ˈjuːsɪdʒ -zɪdʒ]

n

1. the act or a manner of using; use; employment

2. constant use, custom, or habit

3. something permitted or established by custom or practice

4. (Linguistics) what is actually said in a language, esp as contrasted with what is prescribed

[via Old French, from Latin ūsus use (n)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	usage - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" misuse, abuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
	2.	usage - accepted or habitual practice         custom, usance practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Americanism - a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens Anglicism, Britishism - a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens consuetude - a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law couvade - a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child Germanism - a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens habit, use - (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" hijab - the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing" survival - something that survives ritual, rite - any customary observance or practice
	3.	usage - the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French" language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

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usage

noun

1. phraseology, terminology, parlance, mode of expression, way of speaking or writing Certain words may not even be in modern usage.

2. use, operation, employment, running, control, management, treatment, handling Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage.

3. practice, method, procedure, form, rule, tradition, habit, regime, custom, routine, convention, mode, matter of course, wont a fruitful convergence with past usage and custom

Translations

usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] N

1. (= custom) → costumbre f, usanza f
an ancient usage of the Celts → una antigua usanza de los celtas

2. (Ling) (= use, way of using) → uso m
in the usage of railwaymen → en el lenguaje de los ferroviarios, en el uso ferroviario

3. (= handling) → manejo m; (= treatment) → tratos mpl
ill usage → mal tratamiento m
it's had some rough usage → ha sido manejado con bastante dureza

usage [ˈjuːsɪdʒ ˈjuːzɪdʒ] n

(LINGUISTICS) → usage m
in common usage → couramment employé(e)

(= use) [machine, equipment, car, land, energy, water] → usage m

usage

n

(= treatment, handling) → Behandlung f; it’s had some rough usage → es ist ziemlich unsanft behandelt worden

(= custom, practice) → Brauch m, → Sitte f, → Usus m (geh); it’s common usage → es ist allgemein üblich or Sitte or Brauch

(Ling: = use, way of using) → Gebrauch m no pl, → Anwendung f; words in common usage → allgemein gebräuchliche Wörter pl; it’s common in Northern usage → es ist im Norden allgemein gebräuchlich; it’s not correct usage → so darf das nicht gebraucht werden; usage notes (in book) → Anwendungshinweise pl

usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] n

a. (Ling) (use, way of using) → uso
to be in common usage → essere nell'uso comune

b. (custom) → usanza, uso

c. (treatment, handling, use) → uso; (of energy) → utilizzo
it's had some rough usage → è stato un po' bistrattato

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usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] n

a. (Ling) (use, way of using) → uso
to be in common usage → essere nell'uso comune

b. (custom) → usanza, uso

c. (treatment, handling, use) → uso; (of energy) → utilizzo
it's had some rough usage → è stato un po' bistrattato