Usually means: Wear and tear over time.
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  1. usure: Merriam-Webster
  2. usure: Collins English Dictionary
  3. usure: Wordnik
  4. usure: Wiktionary
  5. Usure: Dictionary.com
  6. Usure: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. usure: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Usure, usure (f): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. usure: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. usure: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Usure: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (usure)

verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) To commit usury.
verb:  To cause to degenerate through usage.
noun:  (uncountable) The process by which a metaphor inexorably loses its freshness, power, and imagery through overuse.
noun:  (countable) An instance of degredation due to use; A sign of wear and tear.

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