quarter

UK /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ US /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/
verb 6noun 5adj 3name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A fourth part of something.

I ate a quarter of the pizza.

A majority of companies in the S&P 500 have at least one woman on their boards, but only about a quarter have more than two, according to a study from PwC.

2

A fourth part of something.

One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the quarter of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.

3

A fourth part of something.

4

A fourth part of something.

5

A fourth part of something.

And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see [...].

adj

1

Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.

2

Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).

a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound

3

Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.

A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.

A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.

verb

1

To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

2

To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

Quarter the horses in the third stable.

3

To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

4

To quartersaw.

But there is, as in other woods, a great deal of difference between this and the quartered timber.

5

To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.

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