usage

Noun

• the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
  • English usage
    
  • a usage borrowed from French
    

• accepted or habitual practice

• the act of using
  • he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
    
  • skilled in the utilization of computers
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  custom , usance , use , utilization , utilisation , employment , exercise