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▪ 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. a period of three months, especially in connection with bills, payments, and income:
• We will send you a bill every quarter.
• Sales in the fourth quarter rose 28% to $1.2 million
• The sales director of the SMMT expects sales in the final quarter to be below those in 1999.
• At the end of each financial quarter, the chief executive provides information on performance against targets.
— see also quarterlies 3. a coin in the US and Canada, worth 25 cents
[m0] ▪ II. quarter quarter 2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
if something quarters or is quartered, it decreases to a quarter of what it was:
• Mergers and acquisitions fees have quartered in the past year.
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quarter UK US /ˈkwɔːtər/ noun [C] (ABBREVIATION Q, ABBREVIATION qtr)
► FINANCE,
ACCOUNTING »
Sales have climbed significantly each quarter.
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Unquoted companies accounted for 23% of assets at the end of the last quarter.
first/second/third quarter »
The fall was 8% in the first quarter and only 2% in the second.
Financial and business terms.
2012.
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Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — is one fourth, ¼, or 25%, and may refer to: Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Quarter (United States coin), valued at one fourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one fourth of a Canadian dollar … Wikipedia
quarter — 1. Practice varies in the hyphenation of quarter in compounds, and the following forms are recommended: quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter final, quarter hour (but a quarter of an hour), quarter light, quartermaster, quarter sessions. 2. The BrE… … Modern English usage
quarter — ● quarter verbe transitif Faire subir à un échantillon de minerai une réduction de volume par quartage. ● quarter (homonymes) verbe transitif carter verbe quarté nom masculin I. ⇒QUARTER1, verbe intrans. ESCR. Se mettre en quarte. Je quarte du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quarter — [kwôrt′ər] n. [ME quartre < OFr quartier < L quartarius, fourth part < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 2. one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 3 … English World dictionary
Quarter — (en. quarter „Viertel“, von lat. quartus „der vierte“) steht für: Vierteldollar (Vereinigte Staaten), die amerikanische Vierteldollarmünze Vierteldollar (Kanada), die kanadische Vierteldollarmünze Quarter (Maßeinheit), verschiedene Massen und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarter — [n1] one of four equal parts division, farthing, fourth, one fourth, part, portion, quad, quadrant, quartern, section, semester, span, term, two bits*; concept 835 quarter [n2] area, neighborhood barrio, bearing, direction, district, division,… … New thesaurus
quarter — ► NOUN 1) each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions. 3) a quarter hour. 4) a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents. 5) one … English terms dictionary
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — Quarter, englisches Getreidemaß (Imperial Quarter) zu 8 Bushels = 290,78 l; an der Londoner Börse ein Gewicht für Weizen = 480–504 englische Pfund. Der alte Winchester Quarter der Vereinigten Staaten = 281,904 l. Ferner ein Gewicht in… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Quarter — Quārter, engl. Getreidemaß (Imperial quarter) zu 64 Gallons = 290,79 l; Gewicht zu 28 engl. Handelspfund = 12,70 kg; Tuchmachermaß = 1/4 Yard = 0,2386 m; Münze in Nordamerika = 1/4 Dollar … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
