usage

Plural: usages

Noun

• The customary way in which words are used or things are done.
• the act of using
• accepted or habitual practice
• the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
  • "English usage"
  • "a usage borrowed from French"
• Habit, practice.
• A custom or established practice.
• Habit, practice.
• Custom, tradition.
• Utilization.
• The act of using something; use, employment.
• Utilization.
• The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region.
• Prevailing language style: how words are used among a populace.
• Utilization.
• The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region.
• Choice of language style (made by a speaker or writer).
• Utilization.
• Action towards someone; treatment, especially in negative sense.

Examples

• In descriptive fact, word senses are established by usage.
• In prescriptive ideal, writers will optimize their usage.
• Mastering correct word USAGE is crucial for any aspiring Scrabble champion.
• usage prescriptions

Synonyms

custom, employment, exercise, usance, use, utilisation, utilization