Meaning of quarter | Babel Free

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1. A fourth part of something. Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A fourth part of something.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
3. Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
4. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7251).
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6. A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
   countable, historical, uncountable
7. A unit of weight. One quarter equals twenty-five pounds (eighty quarters/ton).
8. A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location
9. A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
   countable, uncountable
10. To provide with often temporary lodging:accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, room.
11. A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams
12. A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
    countable, historical, uncountable
13. happening, published etc once every three months. a quarterly journal; quarterly payments. driemaandeliks كُل رُبْع سَنَه، فَصْلِيّاً тримесечие trimestral čtvrtletní vierteljährlich kvartårlig; kvartalsvis τριμηνιαίοςtrimestral kvartali- سه ماهه neljännesvuosittainen trimestrielרבעון त्रैमासिक tromjesečnik negyedév(enként)i triwulanan ársfjórðungslegur trimestrale ３ケ月ごとの 3개월마다 한 번의 ketvirčio ceturkšņa- suku tahunan driemaandelijkskvartals-, kvartårligkwartalny درې مياشتنۍ trimestral trimestr...
    etc
14. A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard
15. A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
    countable, historical, uncountable
16. once every three months. We pay our electricity bill quarterly. driemaandeliks, kwartaalliks كل رُبْع سَنَه، كُل ثلاثَة أشْهُر тримесечно trimestralmente čtvrtletně vierteljährlich kvartalsvis ανά τρίμηνο trimestralmente kord kvartalis هر سه ماه یکبار neljännesvuosittain trimestriellement כל רִבעוֹן त्रैमासिक की रीति से svaka tri mjeseca, tromjesečno negyedévenként tiga bulan sekali ársfjórðungslega trimestralmente ３ケ月ごとに 3개월마다 kas ketvirtį reizi ceturksnī/trijos mēnešos setiap tiga bulan per...
17. A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
    countable, uncountable
18. a magazine etc which is published once every three months. kwartaalblad مَجَلَّة فَصْلِيَّه тримесечник trimestral čtvrtletník die Vierteljahresschrift kvartalsskrift τριμηνιαίο έντυπο publicación trimestral kvartaliväljaanne مجله سه ماهه neljännesvuosittainen aikakauslehti publication trimestrielleרבעון त्रैमासिक tromjesečnici negyedévenként megjelenő folyóirat tiga bulanan ársfjórðungsrit pubblicazione trimestrale 季刊誌 계간지 ketvirčio žurnalas ceturkšņa žurnāls majalah suku tahunan driemaandel...
    etc
19. A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
    countable, uncountable
20. a place to stay especially for soldiers. kwartiere مَساكِن الضُّبّاط казарма quartel ubikace; ležení das Quartier kvarter κατάλυμα, καταυλισμόςcuartel majutuskoht محل اقامت majoitustilat quartiers מְגוּרֵי חַייָלִים मकान smještaj szállás(hely) tempat tinggal vistarverur alloggiamento 宿営 막사 kareivinės kazarmas berek tentera kwartierinnkvartering, kvarterkwatera د اقامت ځای quartel cameră казармы; квартиры ubikácia; vojenský tábor stan smeštaj kvarter, förläggning ค่ายทหาร lojman 宿舍，營房 казарми;...
    especially
21. A fourth part of a hundredweight.
    countable, historical, uncountable
22. the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it. kwartdek سَطْح مُؤَخَّر السَّفينَه кватердек tombadilho ubytovací paluba das Achterdeck agterdæk τμήμα του υψηλότερου καταστρώματος πλοίου alcázar kvartertekk پیش پاشنه kannen peränpuoli gaillard d'arrière סִיפּוּן עֶליוֹן जहाज के अफसरों के लिए सुरक्षित डेक krmena paluba za časnike broda tatfedélzet geladak belakang afturþilfar casseretto 後甲板 선미 갑판 jutas, škancai kvarterklājs geladak belakang achterdekakterdekk na...
23. A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
    countable, uncountable
24. (often in plural) the third-last round in a competition. kwarteindrondte الرَّبْع الأخير четвърт финал quartas de final čtvrtfinále das Viertelfinale kvartfinale προημιτελικός cuarto de final veerandfinaal دوره یک چهارم نهایی neljännesfinaali quart de finale רֶבָע גְמָר क्वार्टर फाइनल, निर्णायक प्रतियोगिता के पूर्व के चार खेल četvrtfinale negyeddöntő perempatfinal fjórðungsúrslit quarto di finale 準々決勝 준준결승 ketvirtfinalis ceturtdaļfināls suku akhir kwartfinalekvartfinalećwierćfinał د دریم روند...
    often in plural
25. A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
    Canada, US, countable, uncountable
26. kwarteindfinalis, speler(span) wat die kwarteindrondte behaal het مُشْتَرِك في ألعاب الرُّبْع الأخير четвърт финалист que vai às quartas de final účastník čtvrtfinále der/die Teilnehmer(in) am Viertelfinale kvartfinalist ομάδα προημιτελικού cuartofinalista veerandfinalist شرکت کننده در دوره یک چهارم نهایی neljännesfinalisti quart de finaliste מִשתַתֵף בְּרֶבָע גְמָר क्वार्टर फाइनल में जीत हासिल करने वाला खिलाड़ी या टीम četvrtfinalist negyeddöntős peserta perempatfinal e-r sem hefur komst í ge...
27. One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
    countable, uncountable
28. an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc. kwartiermeester ضابِط التَّموين والإمدادات интендант oficial intendente ubytovací důstojník der Quartiermeister kvartermester οικονόμος, επιμελητής oficial de intendencia varustusülem سر رشته دار huoltopäällikkö intendant militaireאפסנאי क्वार्टर मास्टर, फौजी अफसर जो आवास व रसद की व्यवस्था करता है podčasnik za logistiku szállásmester perwira intendans ráðsmaður furiere, maresciallo d'alloggio 補給係将校 보급계 장교 k...
    etc
29. A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
    countable, historical, uncountable
30. Place or position.
    countable, uncountable
31. A region or place.
    countable, uncountable
32. Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
    countable, uncountable
33. A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
    countable, uncountable
34. One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
    countable, uncountable
35. A topic or area of endeavour.
    archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable
36. The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
    countable, uncountable
37. The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
    countable, uncountable
38. The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
    countable, uncountable
39. A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
    countable, often, plural, uncountable
40. Relations between people.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
41. Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
    countable, uncountable
42. A quarterback.
    abbreviation, archaic, countable, uncountable
43. A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
    abbreviation, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable
44. A quarterfinal.
    abbreviation, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I ate a quarter of the pizza.”

“A majority of companies in the S&P 500 have at least one woman on their boards, but only about a quarter have more than two, according to a study from PwC.”

“For companies such as Trans Pennine Express, it will be even harder. It has the unwelcome claim to being Britain's worst train operator, with recent statistics from the Office of Rail and Road showing it cancelled nearly a quarter of its services in February, with lack of available train crew a real problem.”

“One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the quarter of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.”

“And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see [...].”

“The FBI began publishing national quarterly crime reports last year, but has not done so for the first two quarters of 2021, stating that they require at least 60% of agencies to submit NIBRS data in order to publish quarterly data.”

“The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data.”

“An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.”

“I am to haste, / And all who under me thir Banners wave, / Homeward with flying march where we possess / The Quarters of the North […].”

““I'll tell you something, too,” retorted the captain, duskily flushing. “I wouldn't sail this ship for the man you are, if you went upon your knees. I've dealt with gentlemen up to now.” “I can tell you the names of a number of gentlemen you'll never deal with any more, and that's the whole of Longhurst's gang,” said Jim. “I'll put your pipe out in that quarter, my friend. Here, rout out your traps as quick as look at it, and take your vermin along with you. I'll have a captain in, this very night, that's a sailor, and some sailors to work for him.””

“I was one morning walking the deck, when Rogers, whose watch it was, sitting upon the quarter, called to me in his usual style, ‘Come here, Bill.’”

““My men, the schooner coming up on our weather quarter is a Portuguese pirate.””

“[A]t last she kicked right over the carriage pole and fell down, after giving me a severe blow on my near quarter.”

“We got help form every quarter.”

“opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it”

“all quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters”

“It is something to have that sacerdotal position so frankly recognized; but, I repeat, the ground of objection is an extraordinary one, coming as it does from a Liberal quarter in politics.”

“V. Gene Robinson's installation as an Episcopal bishop was greeted largely by silence from gay quarters.”

“[…] and principled criticism of Obama from black quarters.”

“In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.”

“I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, […] and yet kept good quarter between themselves.”

“Hard fighting and long labour they had still; for the Southrons were bold men and grim, and fierce in despair, and the Easterlings were strong and war-hardened and asked for no quarter.”

“Tietjens said: ‘Send the Canadian sergeant-major to me at the double….’ to the quarter.”

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