Quarter meaning in English

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Definition

a quarter (coin): (a piece of metal money worth) 25 cents, 1/4 of a dollar noun
A quarter is a coin of 25 cents in the U.S.A. A quarter literally is "1/4, one fourth".
a quarter (25 cents)
the (Latin) quarter: the (Latin) neighborhood, part of town, district, area noun
a (financial) quarter: a (financial) trimester, 3 months, 1/4 of a year noun
quarterly: every three months adverb

UK: Villon lived in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
US: Could you lend me a quarter? I need a cola.

Examples

  • "I'm writing to let you know in advance that I'll be attending our quarterly managers meeting in San Francisco next month, and so of course we'll have a chance to talk about how things are going here at your subsidiary in Australia."
  • "It outlines our projected earnings for the quarter and offers a comprehensive listing of our new overseas prospects."
  • "Their profit margins are incredible, their net income for that quarter alone totaled more than 200 million!"
  • "Xavier Delavigne, a well-known figure in the Parisian quarter of Montmartre, passed away yesterday."
  • "Do you have any quarters?"
  • "I will be presenting a brief overview of the quarterly growth results, as well as handing out materials giving the exact breakdown of figures."
  • "You know how it works: we'll look at how your Delavigne products have been selling this quarter, what you'd like to order more of, what you've still got in stock, etc."
  • "Bordello Breeze: last quarter you ordered 50,000 units."
  • "It is my pleasure to remind you of our upcoming quarterly shareholders' meeting, which will take place on Friday January 11th."
  • "When we arrived in Paris, he took me to a restaurant in the Latin quarter for a romantic dinner."
  • "You predicted growth of nearly 3 percent over last year's second quarter earnings, Mr. Delavigne!"
  • "One of them, rather insignificant: a one dollar cash withdrawal in quarters."
  • "I'm writing to let you know that our quarterly board meeting is scheduled for the 11th of December."
  • "And then I'm supposed to have a meeting with Philip and talk about the sales budget for the next quarter, and I just know he's going to ask me for more stuff that I can't afford to allocate him, and - well - you know what Philip's like, and... It's just too much, mommy!"
  • "I look forward to continuing my relationship with the Delavigne Corporation, and I wish you the very best of luck for positive growth during the upcoming quarter."
  • "Brian : It's a temporary downturn in economic activity, usually indicated by two consecutive quarters of a falling GDP."
  • "Ask about Sheik Jafar's outlook for fall quarter"
  • "Subject: Quarterly Meeting"
  • "This is the quarterly shareholders meeting."

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