Definition/Meaning of quarter

• English - Noun: quarter (countable and uncountable, plural quarters) (broadly, countable, uncountable) A fourth part of something.: Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. I ate a quarter of the pizza. 2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business: A majority of companies in the S&P 500 have at…
• English - Adjective: quarter (not comparable) (not comparable) Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter. (not comparable) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%). a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound (not comparable) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year. A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year. A quarter session is one held quarter ly at the end of a…
• English - Verb: quarter (third-person singular simple present quarters, present participle quartering, simple past and past participle quartered) (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four . (transitive) To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment). Quarter the horses in the third stable. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The…
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English quarter , from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius , from quartus . Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier . Etymology 2. Borrowed from French cartayer .
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ (Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard) IPA: /ˈk(w)oːtə/ (General American) IPA: /ˈk(w)oɹ.tɚ/ , [ˈk(w)oɹ.ɾɚ] (Scotland) IPA: /ˈk(w)ɔɾtəɾ/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)