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- Dictionaryquar·ter/ˈkwôrdər/
noun
- 1. each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided: "she cut each apple into quarters"
- 2. one fourth of a pound (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces).
verb
- 1. divide into four equal or corresponding parts: "peel and quarter the bananas"
- 2. be stationed or lodged in a specified place: "many were quartered in tents" Similar
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1. : one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part. in the top quarter of his class. 2. : any of various units of capacity or weight equal to or derived from one fourth of some larger unit. 3. : any of various units of length or area equal to one fourth of some larger unit. 4.
one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼: He cut the orange into quarters. Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married. My house is situated a mile and three-quarters from here. a quarter of an hour. 15 minutes: I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home. See more.
Quarter definition: one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided. See examples of QUARTER used in a sentence.
[countable, usually singular] a district or part of a town. the historic quarter of the city. As a student in Paris, she loved the Latin quarter. The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town.
A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.
n. 1. One of four equal parts. 2. A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada. 3. One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes. 4. Abbr. a. One fourth of a year; three months: Sales were up in the second quarter. b. An academic term lasting approximately three months. 5. Astronomy. a.
A quarter is one-fourth of something. If you cut a pizza into four pieces and share it with three friends, each of you will eat a quarter of the pizza.
QUARTER definition: 1. one of four equal parts of something; 1/4 : 2. a period of 15 minutes before or after the hour…. Learn more.
quarter meaning, definition, what is quarter: one of four equal parts into which somet...: Learn more.
QUARTER meaning: 1 : one of four equal parts of something; 2 : a unit of something (such as weight or length) that equals one fourth of some larger unit