—quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/ aep /ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/
noun (FOURTH PART)
A2 [C] 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Fractionsa quarter of an hourF0 15 minutes:
» I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home.» I was there three-quarters of an hour.» an hour and three-quartersThesaurus+: ↑Specific periods of timea quarter to two, three, etc. A1 (ALSO US a quarter of two, three, etc.)F0 15 minutes before two, three, etc.:
» It was a quarter to six when I left.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of daya quarter past two, three, etc. A1 (ALSO US a quarter after two, three, etc.)F0 15 minutes after two, three, etc.:
» I'll meet you at a quarter past five.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of dayF0 [C] one of four periods of time into which a year is divided for financial calculations, such as for profits or taxes:
» There was a fall in unemployment in the second quarter of the year.» I get an electricity bill every quarter.Thesaurus+: ↑Specific periods of timeF0 [C] one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports
Thesaurus+: ↑American football , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Parts and stages of competitionsWord Builder:–Nouns: quarter–Adjectives: quarterly–Verbs: quarter–Adverbs: quarterly• • •
Extra Examples:» The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one percent.» Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.» He inherited a quarter of a million pounds on his mother's death.» A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.» A quart is so called because it is a quarter of a gallon.noun (PLACE TO LIVE)
quarters [plural]F0 a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in:
» The army's married quarters are just outside the town.Thesaurus+: ↑Houses and homesF0 [C] INDIAN ENGLISH a house or other place to live that has been provided by a company for an employee
noun [C] (AREA)
► C2 an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens: » This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city.Thesaurus+: ↑Areas in towns and citiesThesaurus+: ↑Environments and localitiesnoun [C] (COIN)
► B2 in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 centsThesaurus+: ↑North American moneynoun [C] (PEOPLE)
► F0 one or more people who provide help, information, or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named: » Help came from an unexpected quarter.» There is a feeling in certain/some quarters (= some people consider) that a change is needed.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleThesaurus+: ↑People in generalnoun [U] LITERARY (FORGIVENESS)
► F0 the fact of being kind towards or forgiving a person that you have defeated, especially by allowing them to live: » We can expect no quarter from our enemies.Thesaurus+: ↑Lenient and mercifulverb [T often passive] (CUT INTO FOUR) ↑Verb Endings for quarter
► F0 to cut something into four partsThesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingWord Builder:–Nouns: quarter–Adjectives: quarterly–Verbs: quarter–Adverbs: quarterlyverb [T usually passive, + adv/prep] (SOLDIER) ↑Verb Endings for quarter
► F0 to send someone, especially soldiers, to live in a place: » The soldiers were quartered with (= they lived with) local villagers during the war.Thesaurus+: ↑Accommodating peopleThesaurus+: ↑The armed forces generally