quarter day

quarter day
any of four days in the year when certain payments become due. In England, they are Lady Day (25 March), Midsummer Day (24 June), Michaelmas Day (29 September) and Christmas Day (25 December). For Scotland the days are Candlemas (28 February), Whitsunday (28 May), Lammas (28 August) and Martinmas (28 November).

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


quarter day
The quarter days are the four days marking the beginning of each quarter of the year. They are traditionally regarded as the days for settling certain debts, such as rent. In England, Wales and Ireland they are traditionally: 25 March, 24 June, 29 September and 25 December, although local authorities tend to use 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. In Scotland the quarter days are: 28 February, 28 May, 28 August and 28 November.

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  • quarter day — n. any of the four days regarded as beginning a new quarter of the year, when quarterly payments on rents, etc. are due …   English World dictionary

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  • quarter day — quarter ,day noun count in the U.K., one of four days in the year when some official payments are made …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quarter day — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ each of four days in the year on which some tenancies begin and end and quarterly payments fall due …   English terms dictionary

  • quarter day — noun a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • quarter day — / kwɔ:tə deɪ/ noun a day at the end of a quarter, when rents, fees etc. should be paid COMMENT: In England, the quarter days are 25th March (Lady Day), 24th June (Midsummer Day), 29th September (Michaelmas Day) and 25th December (Christmas Day) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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