quarter day

noun

(in England, Ireland, and Wales) one of the four days, Lady Day, Midsummer Day, Michaelmas, or Christmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year, on which quarterly payments are due, tenancies begin and end, etc.

(in Scotland) one of the four days, Candlemas, Whitsunday, Lammas, or Martinmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year.

Origin of quarter day

First recorded in 1470–80

Words nearby quarter day

quarter binding, quarter blanket, quarter-bound, quarter-breed, quarter crack, quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter dollar, quarter eagle, quartered, quarterfinal

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Example sentences from the Web for quarter day

What, is it quarter-day, that you remove, And carry bag and baggage too?
A Study of Shakespeare|Algernon Charles Swinburne
Mr Rowland showed his lady the bank-notes on the morning of quarter-day, and then immediately and secretly sent them back.
Deerbrook|Harriet Martineau
I gave them the quarter-day to vote, the same as you did with yours; and mine are gone the right colour to a man, I do believe.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"|R. D. Blackmore
Should he fail on any quarter-day to be in Sydney, he was to be held for dead, and the allowance tacitly withdrawn.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

Here's quarter-day coming, and I'm blest if I can pay my landlud, unless I can ad hartificially to my inkum.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for quarter day

quarter day

noun

any of four days in the year when certain payments become due. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland these are Lady Day, Midsummer's Day, Michaelmas, and Christmas. In Scotland they are Candlemas, Whit Sunday, Lammas, and Martinmas

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quarter day
释义	quarter day noun (in England, Ireland, and Wales) one of the four days, Lady Day, Midsummer Day, Michaelmas, or Christmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year, on which quarterly payments are due, tenancies begin and end, etc. (in Scotland) one of the four days, Candlemas, Whitsunday, Lammas, or Martinmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year. Origin of quarter day First recorded in 1470–80 Words nearby quarter day quarter binding, quarter blanket, quarter-bound, quarter-breed, quarter crack, quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter dollar, quarter eagle, quartered, quarterfinal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quarter day What, is it quarter-day, that you remove, And carry bag and baggage too? A Study of Shakespeare\|Algernon Charles Swinburne Mr Rowland showed his lady the bank-notes on the morning of quarter-day, and then immediately and secretly sent them back. Deerbrook\|Harriet Martineau I gave them the quarter-day to vote, the same as you did with yours; and mine are gone the right colour to a man, I do believe. The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"\|R. D. Blackmore Should he fail on any quarter-day to be in Sydney, he was to be held for dead, and the allowance tacitly withdrawn. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson Here's quarter-day coming, and I'm blest if I can pay my landlud, unless I can ad hartificially to my inkum. Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for quarter day quarter day noun any of four days in the year when certain payments become due. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland these are Lady Day, Midsummer's Day, Michaelmas, and Christmas. In Scotland they are Candlemas, Whit Sunday, Lammas, and Martinmas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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