USAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does usage mean?
• USAGE (noun)
The noun USAGE has 2 senses:
1. the act of using
2. accepted or habitual practice
Familiarity information: USAGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• USAGE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of using
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
usage; use; utilisation; utilization; exercise; employment
Context examples:
he warned against the use of narcotic drugs / skilled in the utilization of computers
Hypernyms ("usage" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usage"):
practice (the exercise of a profession)
play (utilization or exercise)
abuse; misuse (improper or excessive use)
development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)
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)
Meaning:
Accepted or habitual practice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
custom; usage; usance
Hypernyms ("usage" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
survival (something that survives)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usage"):
Americanism (a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens)
rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)
hijab (the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home)
habit; use; wont (a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition)
Germanism (a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens)
couvade (a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child)
consuetude (a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law)
Anglicism; Britishism (a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens)
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