Quarter definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

quarter in American English ; a. · one fourth of a dollar; 25 cents ; b. · a U.S. or Canadian coin equal to 25 cents: the U.S. quarter is made of copper and nickel. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'quarter'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× quarter (kwɔːʳtəʳ ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensequarters ,presentparticiplequartering ,pasttense,pastparticiplequartered 1. fraction Aquarterisoneoffourequalpartsofsomething. Aquarteroftheresidentsareover55yearsold.[+of] I'vegottogoinaquarterofanhour.[+of] PriceshavefallenbyaquartersinceJanuary. Cutthepeppersintoquarters. Quarterisalsoapredeterminer. ThelargestasteroidisCeres,whichisaboutaquarterthesizeofthemoon. Quarterisalsoanadjective. ...thepastquartercentury. Heclosedhisdoorandstartedthequarter-milewalkdownthehill. 2. countablenoun[usuallysingular] Aquarterisafixedperiodofthreemonths.Companiesoftendividetheirfinancialyearintofourquarters. ThegroupsaidresultsforthethirdquarteraredueonOctober29. 3. uncountablenoun[oftaNOUN] Whenyouaretellingthetime,youusequartertotalkaboutthefifteenminutesbeforeorafteranhour.Forexample,8.15isquarterpasteight,and8.45isquartertonine.InAmericanEnglish,youcanalsosaythat8.15isaquarteraftereightand8.45isaquarterofnine. Itwasquartertosix.[+to] Seeyouaboutquartertonine. Igotacallataquarterofsevenonenight.[+of] Nobodyelseturneduptillaquarterpastten. Thetimewasrecordedataquarterafterfive. 4. verb Ifyouquartersomethingsuchasafruitoravegetable,youcutitintofourroughlyequalparts. Chopthemushroomsandquarterthetomatoes.[VERBnoun] 5. verb[usuallypassive] Ifthenumberorsizeofsomethingisquartered,itisreducedtoaboutaquarterofitspreviousnumberorsize. ThedosesIsuggestedforadultscouldbehalvedorquartered.[beVERB-ed] 6. countablenoun AquarterisanAmericanorCanadiancointhatisworth25cents. Idroppedaquarterintotheslotofthepayphone. 7. countablenoun Aparticularquarterofatownisapartofthetownwhereaparticulargroupofpeopletraditionally liveorwork. LookforhotelsintheFrenchQuarter. 8. countablenoun Torefertoapersonorgroupyoumaynotwanttoname,youcantalkaboutthereactionsoractionsfromaparticularquarter. Helpcamefromanunexpectedquarter. Thepharmaceuticalsindustryisregardedwithscepticisminsomequarters. Synonyms:source,place,point,person MoreSynonymsofquarter 9. pluralnoun Theroomsprovidedforsoldiers,sailors,orservantstoliveinarecalledtheirquarters. Mckinnonwentdownfromdecktotheofficers'quarters. 10. verb[usuallypassive] Ifpeoplearequarteredsomewhere,theyareprovidedwithaccommodationforashorttime,usuallywhiletheyareworkingawayfromhome. OursoldiersarequarteredinPeredelkino.[beVERB-edpreposition/adverb] Synonyms:accommodate,house,lodge,place MoreSynonymsofquarter 11. Seeatclosequarters 12. Seenoquarter MoreSynonymsofquarter COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof quarter Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'quarter' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'quarter' WordList'TermsusedinAustralianRulesFootball' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'regift' HindiTranslationof'quarter' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency quarterinBritishEnglish (ˈkwɔːtə ) noun1. oneoffourequalornearlyequalpartsofanobject,quantity,amount,etc 2. Alsocalled:fourth thefractionequaltoonedividedbyfour(1⁄4) 3. USandCanadian aquarterofadollar;25-centpiece 4. aunitofweightequaltoaquarterofahundredweight.1USquarterisequalto25pounds;1Britquarterisequalto28pounds 5. shortforquarter-hour 6. afourthpartofayear;threemonths 7. astronomya. onefourthofthemoon'speriodofrevolutionaroundtheearth b. eitheroftwophasesofthemoon,firstquarterorlastquarter,whenhalfofthelightedsurfaceisvisiblefromtheearth 8. informal aunitofweightequaltoaquarterofapoundor4ounces 9. British aunitofcapacityforgrain,etc,usuallyequalto8UKbushels 10. sport oneofthefourperiodsintowhichcertaingamesaredivided 11. nautical thepartofavessel'ssidetowardsthestern,usuallyaftoftheaftermostmast theportquarter 12. nautical thegeneraldirectionalongthewaterinthequadrantbetweenthebeamofavesselanditsstern thewindwasfromtheportquarter 13. aregionordistrictofatownorcity theSpanishquarter 14. aregion,direction,orpointofthecompass 15. (sometimesplural) anunspecifiedpersonorgroupofpeople togetwordfromthehighestquarter 16. mercyorpity,asshowntoadefeatedopponent(espinthephrasesaskfororgivequarter) 17. anyofthefourlimbs,includingtheadjacentparts,ofthecarcassofaquadrupedorbird ahindquarterofbeef 18. veterinaryscience thesidepartofthewallofahorse'shoof 19. thepartofashoeorbootcoveringtheheelandjoiningthevamp 20. heraldry oneoffourmoreorlessequalquadrantsintowhichashieldmaybedivided 21. militaryslangshortforquartermaster verb22. (transitive) todivideintofourequalornearlyequalparts 23. (transitive) todivideintoanynumberofparts 24. (transitive) (espformerly)todismember(ahumanbody) tobedrawnandquartered 25. tobilletorbebilletedinlodgings,esp(ofmilitarypersonnel)incivilianlodgings 26. (intransitive) (ofgundogsorhounds)torangeoveranareaofgroundinsearchofgameorthescentofquarry 27. (intransitive)nautical (ofthewind)toblowontoavessel'squarter thewindbegantoquarter 28. (transitive)heraldrya. todivide(ashield)intofourseparatebearingswithacross b. toplace(onesetofarms)indiagonallyoppositequarterstoanother adjective29. beingorconsistingofoneoffourequalparts aquarterpoundofbutter CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC13:fromOldFrenchquartier,fromLatinquartāriusafourthpart,fromquartusfourth WordFrequency quarterinAmericanEnglish (ˈkwɔrtər ) noun1.  anyofthefourequalpartsofsomething;fourth 2.  onefourthofahundredweight:25poundsintheU.S.,28poundsinGreatBritain 3.  onefourthofayard,or9inches;span 4.  onefourthofapound 5. US onefourthofamile;twofurlongs 6. a.  onefourthofayear;threemonths b.  anyofthethreeterms,ofaboutelevenweekseach,whichmakeupanacademicyearinsomeschoolsandcolleges 7. a.  onefourthofanhour;15minutes b.  themomentmarkingtheendofeachfourthofanhour 8. USa.  onefourthofadollar;25cents b.  aU.S.orCanadiancoinequalto25cents:theU.S.quarterismadeofcopperandnickel 9.  anylegofafour-leggedanimal,withtheadjoiningparts 10. a.  anyoffourmainpointsofthecompass b.  anyofthefourdivisionsofthehorizonasmarkedoffbythesepoints c.  anyoftheregionsoftheearththoughtofasunderthesedivisions 11.  aparticulardistrictorsectioninacity theLatinquarter 12. [pl.] lodgings;placeofabode 13.  mercygrantedtoasurrenderingfoe 14.  aparticularperson,group,place,etc.,esp.oneservingasasourceororigin newsfromthehighestquarters 15.  thepartformingthesideofashoefromtheheeltothevamp 16. Astronomya.  theperiodoftimeinwhichthemoonmakesaboutonefourthofitsrevolutionaround theearth b.  thefirstorlastquarterphaseofthemoon,whenitappearshalflighted 17. US,AmericanFootball,BasketballEtc anyofthefourperiodsintowhichagameisdivided 18. Heraldrya.  anyofthefourequaldivisionsofashield b.  thebearingoccupyingsuchadivision 19. Nauticala.  theafterpartofaship'sside,betweenthebeamandthestern b.  adirectionata45°angleaftofeitherbeam c. [pl.] anassemblyofcrewmembersasformusteroratassignedstationsforaspecificdrilloremergency verbtransitive20.  todivideintofourequalparts 21. Loosely toseparateintoanynumberofparts 22.  todefile(thebodyofapersonputtodeath)bydismemberingitorcuttingitintoquarters 23.  toprovidelodgingsfor;specif.,toassign(soldiers)tolodgings 24.  tocover(anarea)bypassingbackandforthoveritinmanydirectionslikehoundsinhunting;searchintensively 25. Heraldrya.  toplaceorbear(differentcoatsofarms)onthequartersofashield b.  toadd(acoatofarms)toashield 26. Mechanics toset(acrank,etc.)atrightanglestotheconnectingpart verbintransitive27.  tobelodgedorstationed(atorwith) 28.  torangeoveranarealikehoundsinhunting 29.  toswim,sail,etc.atananglebecauseofthewind,current,etc. adjective30.  constitutingaquarter;equaltoaquarter Idioms: atclosequarters cryquarter Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. 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