· the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period
· (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
Synonym(s): consumption, economic_consumption, use, use_of_goods_and_services
Hypernym(s): demand
· accepted or habitual practice
Hypernym(s): practice, pattern, survival