USAGE


Meaning of USAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-sij, -zij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from us use

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure

b. : a uniform certain reasonable lawful practice existing in a particular locality or occupation and binding persons entering into transactions chiefly on the basis of presumed familiarity

c. : the way in which words and phrases are actually used (as in a particular form or sense) in a language community

2.

a. : the action, amount, or mode of using

a decreased usage of electricity

b. : manner of treating

Synonyms: see habit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.