usage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written

   English usage

2. 2
   noun

   Habit, practice.

   [S]everal young people sung sacred music in the churchyard at night, which it seems is an usage here.

3. 3
   noun

   Utilization.

   Demand continues to increase, and in 2023-24 recorded usage was higher than pre-COVID, with 384,000 passenger journeys in total (of which 247,000 were at the town location). At the other end of the branch, Truro station had usage of 1.19 million, of which 255,000 were recorded as interchange passengers.

4. 4
   noun

   accepted or habitual practice

5. 5
   noun

   the act of using

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman usagebor. Middle English usage English usage From Middle English usage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French usage.