Quarter
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verb
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(As a noun)
Quarter ( noun )
- One of four equal parts of something.
- A period of three months, especially in relation to financial transactions and financial reporting.
- A specific area of a city or town, especially one characterized by a particular social or ethnic group or by a particular type of building.
- A coin worth 25 cents.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french quartier, from latin quartarius "containing a fourth part", from quartus "fourth", from quattuor "four". the term originally denoted one of four equal parts of something, later it also came to refer to a specific period of three months, and now also a specific area of a city or town.
Examples:
- The pizza was divided into four quarters.
- The company reports its earnings on a quarterly basis.
- He lives in the downtown quarter of the city.
- The ethnic quarter of the city was known for its vibrant culture.
- He used a quarter to pay for the vending machine.
(As a verb)
Quarter ( verb )
- To divide into four equal parts.
- To provide with a place to live, especially with a room or rooms in one's own house.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french quartier, from latin quartarius "containing a fourth part", from quartus "fourth", from quattuor "four". the term originally denoted one of four equal parts of something, later it also came to refer to a specific period of three months, and now also a specific area of a city or town.
Examples:
- He quartered the apple and shared it with his friends.
- They quartered the soldiers in the barracks.
- He quartered the beef before cooking it.
- The troops were quartered in the local inns.
- The refugees were quartered in the community center.