usage

Definition

Examples

Our water usage decreased after we installed the new system.

Word Family

Synonyms

• utilizationthe act of using
• consumptionthe process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
• applicationthe act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

Collocations

• Easy daily phone usage
  describing daily phone usage (a newspaper that is published every day)
• Medium monitor data usage on the network
  to monitor data usage on the network, meaning to keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
• Hard analyze household water usage patterns
  to analyze household water usage patterns, meaning to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
• Very Hard sanctioned by longstanding customary usage
  to sanctioned by longstanding customary usage, meaning to give sanction to