Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarter-day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
quar-ter--day
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, on which rents etc are often due.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From quarter + day.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quarter-days (plural) quarter day (alternative)

Questions

What does quarter-day mean?
Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, on which rents etc are often due.
Where does quarter-day come from?
From quarter + day.

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