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How to pronounce quarter
Say it like this: /ˈk(w)oːtə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does quarter mean?
nounA fourth part of something.
“I ate a quarter of the pizza.”
A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
“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.”
A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
adjPertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
“a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound”
Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
“A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.”
verbTo divide into quarters; to divide by four.
To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment).
“Quarter the horses in the third stable.”
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
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