definition of
usage

[1] #1 usage n. [use, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise] the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers". wn

[2] #2 usage n. [custom, usance] accepted or habitual practice. wn

[3] #3 usage n. the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French". wn