quarterage
Example Sentences
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The quarterage in this Company is paid on the quantity of malt consumed by its members.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
The boys pay a quarterage not exceeding £2.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
Besides quarterage, there was an allowance for travelling and table expenses.
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)
When the Governors issued an advertisement for a Writing Master in 1792 they gave the salary as £30 but "as much more can be made by quarterage."
From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen
Of course George K. Hester did not locate after receiving that letter, and he left the quarterage for those to follow.
From The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society by Goodwin, T. A. (Thomas Aiken)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.