quarter
- quarter
noun
1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided ⇨ See also ↑
fourth
VERB + QUARTER
▪ break sth into quarters, cut sth into quarters, divide sth into quarters, fold sth into quarters
PREPOSITION
▪ quarter of
▪ a quarter of a century/mile/million
▪ a quarter of all potential customers
2 period of three months
ADJECTIVE
▪ first, second, third, fourth
▪ Profits fell during the third quarter.
▪ last, opening
▪ fiscal (AmE)
▪ the current fiscal quarter
▪ current, past, previous
▪ consecutive
▪ six consecutive quarters of improved earnings
PREPOSITION
▪ during the quarter
3 part of a town
ADJECTIVE
▪ historic, old
▪ Arab, Chinese, Latin, etc.
▪ diplomatic, residential
4 quarters place to live in
ADJECTIVE
▪ comfortable, spacious
▪ confined, cramped
▪ private
▪ the president's private quarters
▪ living, sleeping
▪ officers', servants'
▪ married
▪ The corporal and his family lived in married quarters.
VERB + QUARTERS
▪ be confined to
▪ He was confined to quarters as a punishment.
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Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — is one fourth, ¼, or 25%, and may refer to: Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Quarter (United States coin), valued at one fourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one fourth of a Canadian dollar … Wikipedia
quarter — 1. Practice varies in the hyphenation of quarter in compounds, and the following forms are recommended: quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter final, quarter hour (but a quarter of an hour), quarter light, quartermaster, quarter sessions. 2. The BrE… … Modern English usage
quarter — ● quarter verbe transitif Faire subir à un échantillon de minerai une réduction de volume par quartage. ● quarter (homonymes) verbe transitif carter verbe quarté nom masculin I. ⇒QUARTER1, verbe intrans. ESCR. Se mettre en quarte. Je quarte du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quarter — [kwôrt′ər] n. [ME quartre < OFr quartier < L quartarius, fourth part < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 2. one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 3 … English World dictionary
Quarter — (en. quarter „Viertel“, von lat. quartus „der vierte“) steht für: Vierteldollar (Vereinigte Staaten), die amerikanische Vierteldollarmünze Vierteldollar (Kanada), die kanadische Vierteldollarmünze Quarter (Maßeinheit), verschiedene Massen und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarter — [n1] one of four equal parts division, farthing, fourth, one fourth, part, portion, quad, quadrant, quartern, section, semester, span, term, two bits*; concept 835 quarter [n2] area, neighborhood barrio, bearing, direction, district, division,… … New thesaurus
quarter — ► NOUN 1) each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions. 3) a quarter hour. 4) a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents. 5) one … English terms dictionary
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — Quarter, englisches Getreidemaß (Imperial Quarter) zu 8 Bushels = 290,78 l; an der Londoner Börse ein Gewicht für Weizen = 480–504 englische Pfund. Der alte Winchester Quarter der Vereinigten Staaten = 281,904 l. Ferner ein Gewicht in… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Quarter — Quārter, engl. Getreidemaß (Imperial quarter) zu 64 Gallons = 290,79 l; Gewicht zu 28 engl. Handelspfund = 12,70 kg; Tuchmachermaß = 1/4 Yard = 0,2386 m; Münze in Nordamerika = 1/4 Dollar … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
