usage

/ˈyü-sij/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from us use

noun

  1. firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure

  2. 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

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

habit practice usage custom wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice.

noun

  1. a short explanation about how a word or phrase is used

The dictionary includes many usage notes.

noun

  1. harsh, unkind, or abusive treatment