QUARTERAGE

Etymology

Noun

quarterage (countable and uncountable, plural quarterages)

A quarterly payment or allowance, tax, pension, or wage paid or received.

The provision of quarters (as for troops), or the cost of it.

Source: Wiktionary


Quar"ter*age, n.

Definition: A quarterly allowance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 September 2024

NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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