quarter
21quarter — I UK [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈkwɔrtər] noun Word forms quarter : singular quarter plural quarters *** 1) [countable] maths one of four equal parts of something quarter of: Over a quarter of our income goes on food. Nearly three quarters of the… …
22quarter — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT (C) one of four equal or almost equal parts into which something can be divided: Cut it into quarters. (+ of): a quarter of a mile | in the last quarter of the 19th century | They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. | It… …
23quarter — I n. mercy 1) to give, show quarter (the mercenaries gave no quarter) 2) to ask for; receive quarter one fourth 3) (in telling time) (a) quarter of (AE), to (the hour) (it was a quarter to five) 4) (a) quarter after (AE), past (the hour) (it is a …
24quarter — quar|ter1 [ kwɔrtər ] noun *** ▸ 1 one of four equal parts ▸ 2 coin worth 25 cents ▸ 3 part of town ▸ 4 particular person/group ▸ 5 kind behavior ▸ 6 unit of weight 1. ) count one of four equal parts of something: quarter of: Over a quarter of… …
25quarter — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 a period of three months, usu. for which payments become due on the quarter day. 3 a point of time 15 minutes before or after any hour. 4 a school or US university …
26quarter — ▪ I. quarter quar‧ter 1 [ˈkwɔːtə ǁ ˈkwɔːrtər] noun [countable] 1. one of four equal parts into which something can be divided: • They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. • A quarter of the project s income comes from government grants. 2 …
27quarter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. one of four equal parts into which something is divisible ; a fourth part < in the top quarter of his class > 2. any of various …
28quarter — /ˈkwɔtə / (say kwawtuh) noun 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple. 2. Colloquial one of the segments into which a citrus fruit, as an orange or a mandarin, naturally divides …
29quarter — 1. (qtr or Q or Qr) a traditional unit of weight equal to 1/4 hundredweight. In Britain, one quarter equals 28 pounds (12.7006 kilograms); in the United States, one quarter equals 25 pounds (11.3398 kilograms). In the U.S., quarter is also… …
30Quarter — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Quarter », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le quarter est le nom donné à deux unités de mesure anglo saxonnes : l une est une mesure de masse, l autre, une mesure de longueur.… …
