quarter

A1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ UK /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2789

Meanings

1

noun
One of four equal parts of something.

I ate a quarter of the pie.
2

noun
A coin in the US and Canada worth one fourth of a dollar.

He fed four quarters into the parking meter.
3

noun
A particular area or district of a town or city.

The old quarter of the city is full of narrow streets.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one of four equal parts of... fourthone-fourthone-quarter

More courstop trimester

Opposites

quadruple

Word family

Forms quarteredquarteringquarterlyquarters

Derived forms close-quarterforequarterhindquarterinterquarterlambsquartermidquartermultiquarterone-quarterquarter-assquarter-assedquarter-blokequarter-caste

Related forms quartrequarter

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Phrases (1)

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quarter pound
one fourth of a pound, equal to four ounces

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.

quarter Middle English quartarius Latin

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Numbers & Quantity

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# quarter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 2789

## Meanings
1. One of four equal parts of something.
2. A coin in the US and Canada worth one fourth of a dollar.
3. A particular area or district of a town or city.

## Examples
- I ate a quarter of the pie.
- He fed four quarters into the parking meter.
- The old quarter of the city is full of narrow streets.

## Synonyms
- cour
- stop
- trimester

## Antonyms
- quadruple

## Derived Forms
- close-quarter
- forequarter
- hindquarter
- interquarter
- lambsquarter
- midquarter
- multiquarter
- one-quarter
- quarter-ass
- quarter-assed
- quarter-bloke
- quarter-caste

## Related Forms
- quart
- requarter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: quarter
- Root: quartarius

## Etymology
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.

## AI Etymology
Quarter comes from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier. The historical chain includes quarter (Middle English), quarter (xno), quartarius (Latin). In present-day English it covers one of four equal parts of something, a coin in the US and Canada worth one fourth of a dollar, and a particular area or district of a town or city. The wider family includes derived forms such as close-quarter, forequarter, hindquarter, interquarter, lambsquarter and related forms such as quart, requarter.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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