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Quarterage — Quar ter*age, n. A quarterly allowance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarterage — [kwôrt′ər ij] n. [ME < OFr: see QUARTER & AGE] 1. a quarterly assessment, payment, allowance, etc. 2. Rare a) quarters for troops b) the provision of quarters or cost of this … English World dictionary
quarterage — noun Date: 14th century a quarterly payment, tax, wage, or allowance … New Collegiate Dictionary
quarterage — /kwawr teuhr ij/, n. 1. the act of providing troops with living accommodations. 2. the cost of such accommodations. 3. a shelter or lodging. 4. a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance. [1350 1400; ME. See QUARTER, AGE] * * * … Universalium
quarterage — noun archaic a sum paid or received quarterly … English new terms dictionary
quarterage — quar·ter·age … English syllables
quarterage — quar•ter•age [[t]ˈkwɔr tər ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance 2) shelter or lodging • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
quarterage — /ˈkwɔtərɪdʒ/ (say kwawtuhrij) noun a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance. {Middle English, from Old French} …
quarterage — n. 1 a quarterly payment. 2 a quarter s wages, allowance, pension, etc … Useful english dictionary
quar|ter|age — «KWAWR tuhr ihj», noun. 1. a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance: »A half starved Clerk, eked out his lean quarterage, by these merry perquisites (Benjamin Disraeli). 2. a) the quartering of troops. b) quarters for troops. ╂[< Old French… … Useful english dictionary
