The meaning of USE is to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ —often used with for; often followed by to + a verb. How to useuse in a sentence.
The use tax is the counterpart to the sales tax. All individuals, as well as businesses operating in the state, must pay use tax when the sales tax was not collected by the seller on otherwise taxable products brought or shipped into Tennessee.
syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that the thing is consumed or diminished in the process: I used all the butter.
Use, utilize mean to make something serve one's purpose. Use is the general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking.
to come (also fall, go, etc.) into use: to be introduced into customary or habitual employment or practice; to begin to be used; esp. (of vocabulary, syntax, etc.) to be introduced into common usage.
