Word

usage, n.
(usages)
freq. cnt. 10

the act of using
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 106 freq. cnt.: 90 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

employment exercise usage use utilisation utilization

sample sentences

"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
"skilled in the utilization of computers"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

use use

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

use

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

utilize

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercise exercise

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

employ

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

utilise

semantic pointers

hypernym

activity

hyponym

practice play misuse, abuse development, exploitation recycling application, practical application

accepted or habitual practice
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

custom usage usance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

customary

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

use

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

use

semantic pointers

hypernym

practice, pattern survival

hyponym

Americanism Anglicism, Britishism consuetude couvade Germanism habit, use hijab ritual, rite

the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
<noun.communication>

usage

sample sentences

"English usage"
"a usage borrowed from French"

semantic pointers

hypernym

language, linguistic communication