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Definition of 'quarter'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) quarter
one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided.

2.  quarter
¼).

3.  quarter
one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents.

4.  quarter
a coin of this value.

5.  quarter
one fourth of an hour; 15 minutes.

6.  quarter
the moment marking this period:
The clock struck the quarter.

7.  quarter
one fourth of a calendar or fiscal year.

8.  quarter
a fourth of the moon's period or monthly revolution, being that portion of its period or orbital course between a quadrature and a syzygy.

9.  quarter
a term of instruction at a school or college lasting about 10 to 12 weeks.

10.  quarter
any of the four equal periods of play in certain games, as football and basketball.

11.  quarter
one fourth of a pound.

12.  quarter
one fourth of a mile; 2 furlongs.

13.  quarter
one fourth of a yard; 9 inches.

14.  quarter
one fourth of a hundredweight: in the U.S. equaling 25 lbs. and in Britain 28 lbs.

15.  quarter
the region of any of the four principal points of the compass or divisions of the horizon.

16.  quarter
such a point or division.

17.  quarter
any point or direction of the compass.

18.  quarter
the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass.

19.  quarter
a region, district, or place.

20.  quarter
a district of a city or town, esp. one largely occupied by a particular group:
the Turkish quarter.

21.  quarter
Usu., quarters.

22.  quarter
housing accommodations, as a place of residence; lodgings.

23.  quarter
the buildings, rooms, etc., occupied by military personnel or their families.

24.  quarter
Often, quarters. an unspecified person or group serving as a source:
secret information from a high quarter.

25.  quarter
mercy or indulgence, esp. as shown in sparing the life of a vanquished enemy:
to give quarter.

26.  quarter
one of the four parts, each including a leg, of the body or carcass of a quadruped.

27.  quarter
the side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel.

28.  quarter
the part of a boot or shoe on each side of the foot, from the middle of the back to the vamp.

29.  quarter
the after part of a ship's side, usu. from about the aftermost mast to the stern.

30.  quarter
the general horizontal direction 45° from the stern of a ship on either side.

31.  quarter
one of the stations to which crew members are called for battle, emergencies, or drills.

32.  quarter
the part of a yard between the slings and the yardarm.

33.  quarter
any of the four equal areas into which an escutcheon can be divided.

34.  quarter
a charge occupying a quarter.

35. (v.t.) quarter
to divide into four equal or equivalent parts.

36.  quarter
to divide into parts fewer or more than four.

37.  quarter
to cut the body of (a person) into quarters, esp. after executing for treason.

38.  quarter
to furnish with lodging.

39.  quarter
to traverse (the ground) from left to right and right to left while advancing, as dogs in search of game.

40.  quarter
to divide (an escutcheon) into four or more parts.

41.  quarter
to place or bear quarterly (different coats of arms, etc.) on an escutcheon.

42.  quarter
to display (a coat of arms) with one's own on an escutcheon.

43. (v.i.) quarter
to take up or be in quarters; lodge.

44.  quarter
to range to and fro, as dogs in search of game.

45.  quarter
to sail so as to have the wind or sea on the quarter.

46. (adj.) quarter
being one of four equal or approximately equal parts.

47.  quarter
being equal to only about one fourth of the full measure.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF; OF quartier < L quārtārius=quārt(us)fourth+-ārius -ary)

Definition of 'quarter'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
one of four equal parts
"a quarter of a pound"

2. (noun) quarter
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
"the Latin Quarter"

3. (noun) quarter
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
"both teams scored in the first quarter"

4. (noun) quarter
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
"it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"

5. (noun) quarter
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

6. (noun) quarter
a fourth part of a year; three months
"unemployment fell during the last quarter"

7. (noun) quarter
one of the four major division of the compass
"the wind is coming from that quarter"

8. (noun) quarter
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. (noun) quarter
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

10. (noun) quarter
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"

11. (noun) quarter
an unspecified person
"he dropped a word in the right quarter"

12. (noun) stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail
the rear part of a ship

13. (noun) quarter
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

14. (verb) quarter
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
"he surrendered but asked for quarter"

15. (verb) quarter, billet, canton
provide housing for (military personnel)

16. (verb) draw, quarter, draw and quarter
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

17. (verb) quarter
divide into quarters
"quarter an apple"

18. (verb) quarter
divide by four; divide into quarters

Definition of 'quarter'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) quarter
one of four equal parts
Divide the cake into quarters.; a quarter of a century ago

2.  quarter
one of the four periods of fifteen minutes in one hour
It's quarter after/past three.

3.  quarter
quarter of
fifteen minutes before
It's quarter of five.

4.  quarter
quarter to
fifteen minutes before
a quarter to one

5.  quarter
an American or Canadian coin with a value of 25 cents
two quarters and a dime

6.  quarter
an area of a town or city; = district
the Latin quarter of Paris

Definition of 'quarter'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) quarter
one of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc

2. (noun) quarter
the fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds

3. (noun) quarter
the fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal

4. (noun) quarter
the fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full

5. (noun) quarter
one limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters

6. (noun) quarter
that part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp

7. (noun) quarter
that part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin

8. (noun) quarter
a term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter

9. (noun) quarter
the encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys

10. (noun) quarter
the after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings

11. (noun) quarter
one of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point

12. (verb) quarter
a division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris

13. (verb) quarter
a small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud

14. (verb) quarter
the fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.

15. (verb) quarter
proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location

16. (verb) quarter
a station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural

17. (verb) quarter
place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural

18. (verb) quarter
a station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters

19. (verb) quarter
treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes

20. (verb) quarter
friendship; amity; concord

21. (verb) quarter
to lodge; to have a temporary residence

22. (verb) quarter
to drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels

Definitions of 'quarter'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. quarter
Two bits. This in turn comes from the ‘pieces of eight’ famed in pirate movies — Spanish silver crowns that could be broken into eight pie-slice-shaped ‘bits’ to make change. Early in American history the Spanish coin was considered equal to a dollar, so each of these ‘bits’ was considered worth 12.5 cents. Syn. tayste, crumb, quad. Usage: rare. General discussion of such terms is under nybble.

Translation of 'quarter'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.
Afrikaans: kwart	Arabic: رُبْع	Bulgarian: четвърт
Brazilian: quarto	Czech: čtvrtina, čtvrt	German: das Viertel
Danish: kvart; kvarter; kvartal	Greek: τέταρτο	Spanish: cuarto
Estonian: veerand	Farsi: یک چهارم	Finnish: neljännes
French: quart	Hebrew: רֶבַע	Hindi: चौथाई भाग
Croatian: četvrtina	Hungarian: negyed (rész)	Indonesian: seperempat
Icelandic: fjórðungur, fjórði hluti,	Italian: quarto	Japanese: ４分の１
Korean: 4분의 1	Lithuanian: ketvirtis	Latvian: ceturtdaļa
Malay: satu per empat	Dutch: kwart, kwartier, kwartaal	Norwegian: fjerde-/firedel, kvart, k
Polish: ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwart	Persian: یک چهارم	Pashto: څلورمه برخه ( ربع ): پنځه
Portuguese: quarto	Romanian: sfert	Russian: четверть; квартал
Slovak: štvrtina, štvrť	Slovenian: četrtina	Serbian: četvrtina
Swedish: fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal	Thai: หนึ่งในสี่ส่วน	Turkish: dörtte bir, çeyrek
Taiwanese: 四分之一	Ukrainian: чверть, четверть	Urdu: کسی چیز کا چوتھائی حصّہ
Vietnamese: một phần tư	Chinese: 四分之一
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