quarter
noun (FOURTH PART) /ˈkwɔː.tər/
/ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/ Definition
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.Fractions a quarter of an hour › 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-quartersSpecific periods of time a quarter to two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter of two, three, etc.) › 15 minutes before two, three, etc.: It was a quarter to six when I left.Days and times of day a quarter past two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter after two, three, etc.) › 15 minutes after two, three, etc.: I'll meet you at a quarter past five.Days and times of day › [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.Specific periods of time › [C] one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sportsAmerican footballGeneral terms used in ball sportsParts and stages of competitions
(Definition of quarter noun (FOURTH PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- British Summer Time noun
- BST noun
- calendar month noun
- daylight saving time noun
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- Eastern Standard Time noun
- generation noun (AGE GROUP)
- hundred number
- Jurassic adjective
- lunar month noun
- microsecond noun
- midpoint noun (TIME)
- Midsummer('s) Day noun
- nanosecond noun
- nightlong adjective, adverb
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- response time noun
- s noun
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