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"quarter" Meaning in English

1. one of four equal parts

Part of speech : noun

Example : I ate a quarter of the pie.

Synonyms

fourth , quartern , one-fourth , one-quarter , fourth part

2. the rear part of a ship

Part of speech : noun

Example : I snuck aboard the boat by hiding in the quarter.

Synonyms

tail

3. to pull a person apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them

Part of speech : verb

Example : In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.

Synonyms

draw

4. to provide housing for, usually used for military personnel

Part of speech : verb

Example : I was quartered in a bunker at first.

Synonyms

billet

5. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

Part of speech : noun

Example : We surrendered but asked for quarter, hoping that our captors would be accommodating.

6. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

Part of speech : noun

Example : I had the cobbler replace the quarter on my boots.

7. a district of a city having some distinguishing character

Part of speech : noun

Example : The French Quarter of the city is considered to be the most beautiful.

8. an unspecified person

Part of speech : noun

Example : They dropped a word in the right quarter.

9. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

Part of speech : noun

Example : I fed four quarters into the slot machine.

10. a quarter of a hundredweight, 28 pounds

Part of speech : noun

11. one of the four major division of the compass

Part of speech : noun

Example : The wind is coming from that quarter.

12. a fourth part of a year, usually in financial areas

Part of speech : noun

Example : What are your sales figures for the last quarter?

13. one of four periods into which the school year is divided

Part of speech : noun

Example : The fall quarter ends at Christmas.

14. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

Part of speech : noun

Example : It's now a quarter to four.

15. one of four timed divisions into which some games are divided

Part of speech : noun

Example : Both teams scored in the first quarter.

16. to divide by four

Part of speech : verb

Example : If you quarter twelve, you get three.

17. to divide into quarters

Part of speech : verb

Example : I quartered a pie.

Translation for "quarter"

quarter meaning in Spanish : trimestre

quarter meaning in German : Quartal

quarter meaning in Japanese : 四半期

quarter meaning in Turkish : çeyrek

quarter meaning in Chinese : 25美分硬币

quarter meaning in Arabic : ربع

quarter meaning in Polish : jedna czwarta

quarter meaning in Hindi : त्रिमास

quarter meaning in French : trimestre

quarter meaning in Russian : четверть

quarter meaning in Tamil : காலாண்டில்

quarter meaning in Telugu : క్వార్టర్

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