usage
Definitions of usage
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the act of usingsynonyms: emploitypes:utilisationutilization or exerciseabusimproper or excessive usedéveloppementthe act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or usefulrecyclagethe act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new productsapplicationthe act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purposemédecinethe practice of medicineaménagementmaking an area of land more usefulAssainissementmaking an area of water more usefulemploi excessifexploitation to the point of diminishing returnscapitalisationthe act of capitalizing on an opportunitycommercialisationthe act of commercializing something; involving something in commercetype of:
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