quarter

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UK /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ US /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/

verb 6noun 5adj 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) one of four equal parts into which sth is divided

VERB + QUARTER

break/cut/divide/fold sth into ~s

PREP

~ of

It took about a quarter of an hour to walk from the station to the office.

(noun.) period of three months

ADJ

first, second, third, fourth/last

Sales improved significantly in the fourth quarter of last year.

current, previous

PREP

during the ~

(noun.) part of a town

ADJ

old | Arab, Chinese, Latin, etc. | diplomatic, historic, industrial, residential 4 quarters

ADJ

comfortable, spacious | confined, cramped, modest

private

The hotel staff cleaned the guests' private quarters every morning before breakfast.

living, sleeping | officers', servants', soldiers'

married

The young officers moved into married quarters after their wedding last summer.

VERB + QUARTER

be confined to

After breaking the rules, the soldier was confined to quarters for two weeks.

Definitions

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.

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the rear part of a ship

noun — one of four equal parts

one-fourth
fourth
one-quarter
quartern

verb — pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremiti

draw

verb — provide housing for (military personnel)

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I ate a quarter of the pizza.

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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.

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For companies such as Trans Pennine Express, it will be even harder. It has the unwelcome claim to being Britain's worst train operator, with recent statistics from the Office of Rail and Road showing

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

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

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

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, quarter is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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