usage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Habit, practice.
2. (uncountable) Habit, practice.
3. (countable, uncountable) Utilization.
4. (countable, uncountable) Utilization.
5. (countable, uncountable) Utilization.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Utilization.

Synonyms

custom

use

practice

habit

utilization

application

employment

convention

exercise

utilisation

wont

fashion

way

usance

rule

parlance

linguistic usage

tradition

treatment

praxis

manner

comparison

example

mores

language use

use of the word

style

law

precedent

work

job

instance

operation

idiom

handling

consumption

habitude

consuetude

grammar

go

consideration

function

bearer

code

errand

mode

disposal

characteristic

observance

availability

Translations

usage

coutume

Gebrauch

uso

gebruik

uso

uso

utilisation

Verwendung

abitudine

costumbre

Brauch

συνήθεια

gewoonte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: usage

In summary

From Middle English usage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French usage.