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usure

wear, wear and tear

noun oo-ZYOOR Rare

Origin: From Latin 'usura' (use, interest).

Also means

usury

Usage Note

Usure has two quite distinct meanings: physical wearing down of materials over time, and the illegal practice of charging excessive interest on loans (usury). Context separates them clearly. À l'usure is an idiom meaning 'by wearing someone down' through persistence rather than a single decisive act.

Examples

"L'usure des pneus est visible."

Natural Translation

The tyre wear is visible.

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