Meaning & Definition of Quarter in English

1. One of four equal parts

• "A quarter of a pound"

2. A district of a city having some distinguishing character

• "The latin quarter"

3. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

• "Both teams scored in the first quarter"

4. A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

• "It's a quarter til 4"

• "A quarter after 4 o'clock"

5. One of four periods into which the school year is divided

• "The fall quarter ends at christmas"

6. A fourth part of a year

• Three months

• "Unemployment fell during the last quarter"

7. One of the four major division of the compass

• "The wind is coming from that quarter"

8. A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

10. A united states or canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

• "He fed four quarters into the slot machine"

11. An unspecified person

• "He dropped a word in the right quarter"

12. The rear part of a ship

13. Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

14. Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

• "He surrendered but asked for quarter"

1. Provide housing for (military personnel)

2. Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• "In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

3. Divide into quarters

• "Quarter an apple"

4. Divide by four

• Divide into quarters