how to pronounce usage

/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/

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usage is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

uː

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An example use of usage in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… driven by both increased usage as well …”

meaning of usage

Usage means the act of using something.

usage frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word usage occurs in english on average 11.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics usage can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that usage can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) people, society, and culture;