"quarter" meaning in All languages combined

See quarter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ [UK], /ˈk(w)ɔr.tɚ/ [US], /ˈkoː.tɘ/ Audio: en-us-quarter.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-quarter.wav [UK] Forms: quarter [singular], quarters [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A quarter is one fourth (1/4) of something.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-DG54hAUp
  2. A quarter is a unit of money worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-MPz85lUS
  3. A quarter is a period of three months, especially in business.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-eu9atXCa
  4. A quarter is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-Tgyisw~d
  5. A quarter is one section of a city.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-ZvvkTUPR
  6. Quarters are the places where people live.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-noun-xkSzEmiE

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ [UK], /ˈk(w)ɔr.tɚ/ [US], /ˈkoː.tɘ/ Audio: en-us-quarter.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-quarter.wav [UK] Forms: quarter [canonical], quarters [third-person, singular], quartered [past], quartered [past, participle], quartering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you quarter something, you make it into four equal pieces.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-verb-gb2efSiC
  2. If you quarter somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.
    Sense id: simple-quarter-en-verb-kkJvgkBJ
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          "text": "The lake was about a quarter mile from town."
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          "text": "About a quarter of the students came from outside the United States."
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          "text": "There's an old house three quarters of the way up that mountain."
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year."
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          "text": "He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter leading to a 38-28 win."
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          "text": "The bar was in New Orleans' French quarter."
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