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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.

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

usage
Noun
1. regular or constant use: a move to reduce pesticide usage
2. the way in which a word is actually used in a language
3. a particular meaning or use that a word can have [Latin usus a use]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.usageusage - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
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.usageusage - accepted or habitual practice        
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"

usage
Translations
usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] n (LING) → uso (= utilization); utilización f
usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] nusage m
usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] n (Ling) → (Sprach)gebrauch m
usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ] nuso


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