- usage
- noun1 way/amount that sth is usedADJECTIVE▪ heavy, high▪
high energy usage
▪ low▪ normal▪With normal usage, the equipment should last at least five years.
▪ increased▪ widespread▪ drug▪Drug usage by teenagers has increased in recent years.
▪ electricity, energy, fuel, power, water▪ computer, email, Internet, Web▪ cellphone (AmE), mobile-phone (BrE)▪ condomVERB + USAGE▪ increase▪ reduce▪ restrict▪ monitor, track▪ measureUSAGE + VERB▪ go up, grow, increase▪ drop, go downUSAGE + NOUN▪ pattern▪ level, rate▪ data, informationPREPOSITION▪ usage of▪Usage of computers in schools is increasing.
2 way that words are usedADJECTIVE▪ common, everyday, general, normal, ordinary, popular▪That word is no longer in common usage.
▪ contemporary, current, modern▪a book on current English usage
▪ actual▪Actual usage of the word is different from the meaning given in the dictionary.
▪ correct, proper▪ American, English, etc.▪ language, linguistic, word▪ colloquial▪ figurativeVERB + USAGE▪ come into, enter▪The term ‘ecotourism’ entered common usage in the 1990s.
PREPOSITION▪ in usage▪The word has a slightly different meaning in popular usage.
PHRASES▪ pattern of usage▪Dictionaries show typical patterns of usage.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.