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quarterage

[ kwawr-ter-ij ]

/ ˈkwɔr tər ɪdʒ /

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noun

the act of providing troops with living accommodations.

the cost of such accommodations.

a shelter or lodging.

a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance.

Origin of quarterage

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

Words nearby quarterage

quarter-hoop, quarter-hour, quarter-miler, quarter-phase, quarter-wave plate, quarterage, quarterback, quarterback sneak, quarterdeck, quartered, quarterfinal

Example sentences from the Web for quarterage

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

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete |Samuel Pepys
After being served with wafers and spiced wine, the masters went among the guests and gathered the quarterage.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury
The quarterage in this Company is paid on the quantity of malt consumed by its members.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury
One grand objection against this proposal is, how you will oblige people to pay either their subscription or their quarterage.

An Essay upon Projects |Daniel Defoe

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

The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society |Thomas Aiken Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for quarterage

quarterage

/ (ˈkwɔːtərɪdʒ) /

noun

an allowance or payment made quarterly

rare shelter or lodging