us·age (y  s j, -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.] |
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  usage - 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" 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 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 | |
| 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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