usage meaning
Usage is defined as the way that something is being used, or to the proper way to make use of something such as a word or phrase or tool. 1  When the power company measures how and when people use power, this is an example of a study of usage. 2  When you use a word incorrectly, this is an example of an improper usage.
Usage notes [edit]. Usage is fraught, and pseudointellectual may be used as a general term of abuse for intellectuals one dislikes or disagrees with.