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    quarter
    /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/

    noun

    • 1. each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided: "she cut each apple into quarters"
    • 2. one fourth of a pound weight (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces).

    verb

    • 1. divide into four equal or corresponding parts: "peel and quarter the bananas"
    • 2. be stationed or lodged in a specified place: "many were quartered in tents" Similar accommodatehouseboardlodge

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  2. 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. [ C ] one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports. Fewer examples.

  3. The meaning of QUARTER is one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part. How to use quarter in a sentence.

  4. Quarter definition: one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided. See examples of QUARTER used in a sentence.

  5. A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.

  6. [countable, usually singular] a district or part of a town. the historic quarter of the city. As a student in Paris, she loved the Latin quarter. The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town.

  7. QUARTER definition: 1. one of four equal parts of something; 1/4 : 2. a period of 15 minutes before or after the hour…. Learn more.

  8. n. 1. One of four equal parts. 2. A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada. 3. One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes. 4. Abbr. a. One fourth of a year; three months: Sales were up in the second quarter. b. An academic term lasting approximately three months. 5. Astronomy. a.