quarter
word
/ˈkwɔɹtɝ/
KWOR-dur
/kwˈɔːtɐ/
KWAW-tuh
Definition
A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. It can also mean 15 minutes, one of the four three-month periods in a year, or an area of a town or city.
Usage & Nuances
Very common and highly context-dependent. In time, it appears in phrases like 'a quarter past three' and 'a quarter to five'. For business, 'quarter' often means a financial period. In everyday speech, 'a quarter of' is more common than 'one fourth of'.
Spanish: cuarto - trimestre - barrioPortuguese (BR): quarto - trimestre - bairroPortuguese (PT): quarto - trimestre - bairroChinese (Simplified): 四分之一 - 一刻钟 - 季度Chinese (Traditional): 四分之一 - 一刻鐘 - 季度Hindi: चौथाई - पंद्रह मिनट - तिमाहीArabic: رُبع - خمسة عشر دقيقة - ربع سنةBengali: চতুর্থাংশ - পনেরো মিনিট - কোয়ার্টার (আর্থিক সময়কাল) - অঞ্চল (শহরের)Russian: четверть - квартал (финансовый период) - район (города)Japanese: 4分の1 - 15分 - 四半期 - 地区Vietnamese: một phần tư - mười lăm phút - quý (thời gian tài chính) - khu phốKorean: 4분의 1 - 15분 - 분기 - 지구 (도시)Turkish: çeyrek - çeyrek saat - çeyrek (yılın dörtte biri) - semt (şehir)Urdu: چوتھائی - پندرہ منٹ - سہ ماہی - علاقہ (شہر)Indonesian: seperempat - seperempat jam - kuartal (periode keuangan) - kawasan (kota)
Example Sentences
We’re already a quarter of the way through the book.
natural
The café is in the old quarter of the city.
natural
I ate a quarter of the pizza.
basic
The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
basic
Sales were better this quarter.
basic
Give me a quarter and I’ll be ready to go.
natural