usage
noun
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice.
nonusage
-
a word derived from
usage.
Example Sentences
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Some lenders charge annual "nonusage" fees of $50 to $100 if you take out a line of credit and let the checks sit in a drawer.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the joints except the fingers and toes had become ankylosed, and from nonusage the muscles had atrophied.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
