usage

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of using
  2. noun accepted or habitual practice
  3. noun the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written

Etymology

From Middle English usage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French usage. Equivalent to use + -age.

In classic literature

Synonyms

use, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise

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