Definition of "quarter"
- adjective
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).
Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
- noun
Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
A coin worth 25 cents (1/4 of a dollar).
A period of three consecutive months (1/4 of a year).
A section or area (of a town, etc.).
Accommodation granted to a defeated opponent.
An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails.
Each of the four divisions or watches of a twelve-hour night.
That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.
- verb
To divide into quarters.
To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
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