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View synonyms for quarterage

quarterage

[ kwawr-ter-ij ]

noun

  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.


quarterage

/ ˈkwɔːtərɪdʒ /

noun

  1. an allowance or payment made quarterly
  2. rare.
    shelter or lodging
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of quarterage1

1350–1400; Middle English. See quarter, -age
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Example Sentences

One grand objection against this proposal is, how you will oblige people to pay either their subscription or their quarterage.

If they did not pay quarterage some of our salaries would be very short.

What did she care for a trifle like quarterage while she was able to support both herself and her husband?

Of course George K. Hester did not locate after receiving that letter, and he left the quarterage for those to follow.

At noon home to dinner, where my uncle Thomas with me to receive his quarterage.

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