midquarter

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adjective

Occurring in the middle of a financial quarter.

OriginEnglish quarter ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemidquarter (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in the middle of a financial quarter.

    Technology shares also received a boost ahead of a midquarter update from Texas Instruments, which tightened its financial targets after the closing bell.

    2007 March 13, The Associated Press, “Wall St. Recovery Continues, Albeit Slowly”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishquarter
  12. Englishmidquarter

From mid- + quarter.

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Cite this entry
APA

midquarter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midquarter

MLA

“midquarter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midquarter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midquarter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midquarter.

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