Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Quarter — is one fourth, ¼, or 25%, and may refer to: Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Quarter (United States coin), valued at one fourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one fourth of a Canadian dollar … Wikipedia
Fiscal — *Fiscal municipality in Huesca, Spain *Several bird species in the Shrike family are known as fiscals, for example the Common Fiscal. The name comes from the Afrikaans word fiskaal meaning ‘public official, hangman’, because they hang their prey… … Wikipedia
fiscal year — n: an accounting period of 12 months Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fiscal year n. A twelve month period used by a bus … Law dictionary
Fiscal year — A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ( yearly ) financial statements in businesses and other organizations. In many jurisdictions, regulatory laws regarding accounting and taxation… … Wikipedia
quarter — noun 1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided ⇨ See also ↑fourth VERB + QUARTER ▪ break sth into quarters, cut sth into quarters, divide sth into quarters, fold sth into quarters … Collocations dictionary
fiscal year — noun An accounting period of one year, not necessarily coinciding with the calendar year. New York State has rarely had an approved budget by the beginning of its April 1 fiscal year Syn: financial year, budget year, tax year, accounting… … Wiktionary
fiscal — fis‧cal [ˈfɪskl] adjective [only before a noun] FINANCE ECONOMICS TAX connected with government taxes, debts, and spending: • The fiscal deficit was estimated at $53,800,000 or 3.5% of gross national product. • The current fis … Financial and business terms
fiscal first quarter — UK US noun [C, usually singular] US ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE FIRST QUARTER(Cf. ↑first quarter) … Financial and business terms
fiscal periods — (1) Postal quarters consist of three designated accounting periods, except the fourth quarter of the postal fiscal year, which consists of four designated accounting periods. (2) Postal fiscal year consists of 13 designated accounting periods… … Glossary of postal terms
quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… … Universalium
