quarters
/ˈkwɔːrtərz/
noun
- Living accommodations or housing, especially for military personnel or servants.
- The soldiers returned to their quarters after the long march.
- The palace has separate quarters for the staff.
- New officers were assigned to the bachelor officers' quarters.
- Places or areas where people live or work, often specified by type.
- The business quarters of the city are bustling during the day.
- The artist's studio was in the creative quarters of town.
- They moved to more affordable living quarters in the suburbs.
- One of four equal parts of something; plural of quarter (coins or fractions).
- She saved three quarters of her allowance.
- The clock struck the quarters of the hour.
- He counted out four quarters to pay for the candy.