usance

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And two usance is two months; reckoning not from the acceptance of the bill, but from the date of it.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel

Item, I have made you over by exchange with Benynge Decasonn, Lombard, 180 nobles sterling, payable at usance.

From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna

"Ah, no, sir; never, sir, do I forget the green fairy for the great musician, sir," was the answer, evidently a set one, its polite angles worn away by daily usance.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

The term "usance" is sometimes employed to express the period of running in foreign bills.

From The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms by Anonymous

They wanted me, forsooth, To lend you, at the lawful rate of usance, For the state's needs.

From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various