quarter
/ˈkwɔːrtər/
verb
- To divide something into four equal parts.
- Please quarter the apple for the children.
- He quartered the chicken before roasting it.
- The map was quartered into four sections.
- To provide someone with a place to live or stay, especially soldiers.
- They quartered the guests in the guesthouse.
- The army was quartered in local homes.
- The general quartered his troops in the old school.
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noun
- One of four equal parts of something; a fourth.
- A quarter of the students were absent today.
- She ate a quarter of the pizza.
- The project is about a quarter finished.
- A coin worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.
- Do you have two quarters for a dollar bill?
- I found a quarter on the sidewalk.
- He put a quarter into the vending machine.
- One of four three-month periods into which a year is divided, used for financial or academic purposes.
- She will graduate at the end of the fall quarter.
- The company's profits rose in the second quarter.
- We pay our taxes every quarter.
- One of four 15-minute periods of time within an hour.
- The train arrives at a quarter past three.
- He called me at a quarter to eight.
- I'll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
- A district or area within a city, often with a specific character.
- They live in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
- She opened a shop in the arts quarter.
- The historic quarter is full of old buildings.
- One of four periods in a sports game, such as basketball or football.
- The game was tied at the end of the fourth quarter.
- He was injured in the third quarter.
- The team scored 30 points in the first quarter.
- Housing or lodging, especially for military personnel or servants.
- The servants' quarters were in the basement.
- Officers have separate living quarters.
- The soldiers returned to their quarters for the night.
- Mercy or leniency shown to an enemy or opponent.
- The pirates gave no quarter to their prisoners.
- The knight begged for quarter but was refused.
- In that brutal war, no quarter was asked or given.
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adjective
- Being one of four equal parts.
- He bought a quarter share of the business.
- The recipe calls for a quarter cup of sugar.
- She received a quarter portion of the inheritance.