Masculine

usage

Meaning

(masculine) usage, use
(masculine) the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are actually used, determined by a lexicographer's intuition or from corpus analysis (as opposed to correct or proper use of language, proclaimed by some authority)

language use

linguistic usage

drug-taking

economic consumption

familiar spirit

use of goods and services

of convention

established practice

established practise

going as envoy

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/y.zaʒ/

From Latin ūsus + -age. Compare Medieval Latin usagium.

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Sentences

An user

De nombreux ermitages deviennent des bâtiments à

usage agricole .

Many hermitages become buildings for agricultural use.

An user

Pour les commandes les plus courantes , son
🔉

usage est identique à

celui
1️⃣

de yum.

For the most common orders, its use is identical to that of yum.