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In some senses, quarter is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
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.
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.
A fourth part of something.
A fourth part of something.
A fourth part of something.
And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see [...].
adj
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound
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
To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
Quarter the horses in the third stable.
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
To quartersaw.
But there is, as in other woods, a great deal of difference between this and the quartered timber.
To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.