, 1908, It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge’ (Norton 2005, p. 1239)
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Quarter day — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarter day — ˈquarter day noun [countable] FINANCE ACCOUNTING a day that officially begins a three month period of the year, and on which payments are made: • Rent is payable in advance on the usual quarter days. * * * quarter day UK US noun [C] UK ► … Financial and business terms
quarter day — any of four days in the year when certain payments become due. In England, they are Lady Day (25 March), Midsummer Day (24 June), Michaelmas Day (29 September) and Christmas Day (25 December). For Scotland the days are Candlemas (28 February),… … Law dictionary
quarter day — n. any of the four days regarded as beginning a new quarter of the year, when quarterly payments on rents, etc. are due … English World dictionary
quarter day — n technical BrE a day which officially begins a three month period of the year, and on which payments are made, for example at the ↑stock exchange … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarter day — quarter ,day noun count in the U.K., one of four days in the year when some official payments are made … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarter day — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ each of four days in the year on which some tenancies begin and end and quarterly payments fall due … English terms dictionary
quarter day — noun a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
quarter day — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms quarter day : singular quarter day plural quarter days in the UK, one of four days in the year when some official payments are made … English dictionary
quarter day — / kwɔ:tə deɪ/ noun a day at the end of a quarter, when rents, fees etc. should be paid COMMENT: In England, the quarter days are 25th March (Lady Day), 24th June (Midsummer Day), 29th September (Michaelmas Day) and 25th December (Christmas Day) … Dictionary of banking and finance
