Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Bestselling Books: Nate the Great, Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) , Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
Usage is defined as the way that something is being used, or to the proper way to make use of something such as a word or phrase or tool. 1  When the power company measures how and when people use power, this is an example of a study of usage. 2  When you use a word incorrectly, this is an example of an improper usage.
term. n. 1. A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence. 2.. a. A word or group of words having a particular meaning, especially in a specific field: I was baffled by the technical terms that the programmers were using. b. terms Language of a certain kind; chosen words: spoke in rather vague terms; praised him in glowing terms.