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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈk(w)ɔr.tɚ/}}
* {{a|NZ}} {{IPA|/ˈkoː.tɘ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-quarter.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-quarter.wav|UK}}

== Noun ==
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# {{countable}} A '''quarter''' is one [[fourth]] (<math>1/4</math>) of something.
#: ''The lake was about a '''quarter''' mile from town.''
#: ''About a '''quarter''' of the students came from outside the [[United States]].''
#: ''There's an old house three '''quarters''' of the way up that mountain.''
# {{countable}} A '''quarter''' is a [[unit]] of [[money]] worth 25 [[cent]]s in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].
#: ''Can you give me four '''quarters''' for this dollar?''
# {{countable}} A '''quarter''' is a period of three months, especially in business.
#: ''Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth '''quarter''' of last year.''
# {{countable}} A '''quarter''' is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.
#: ''He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth '''quarter''' leading to a 38-28 win.''
# {{countable}} A '''quarter''' is one section of a city.
#: ''The bar was in New Orleans' French '''quarter'''.''
# {{pluralonly}} '''Quarters''' are the places where people live.
#: ''After training, we returned to our '''quarters''' to get changed.''

<gallery>
File:PieChartFraction OneFourth.svg|Four '''quarters''' (''sense 1'') of a circle
File:1999 Obverse Proof.png|An American '''quarter''' (''sense 2'')
</gallery>

=== Synonyms ===
* [[period]]

=== Related words ===
* [[quarterly]]
* [[headquarters]]

== Verb ==
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# {{transitive}} If you '''quarter''' something, you make it into four equal pieces.
#: ''Using a sharp knife, '''quarter''' the apple.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''quarter''' somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.
#: ''We were '''quartered''' in Vienna during the job.''

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