quarter

What is the Definition of quarter?

Noun:

one of four equal parts
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
(football, professional basketball)
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
one of the four major division of the compass
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
an unspecified person
the rear part of a ship
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

Verb:

The project is only a quarter complete, so there’s still much to do. - Проект завершен только на четверть, так что еще многое предстоит сделать.

According to the report, sales have increased by 20% this quarter. - Согласно отчету, продажи увеличились на 20% в этом квартале.

Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow.

The project will take a quarter of the year. - Проект займёт четверть года.

EN		RU
quarter		четверть, квартал, четвертак
quarterback		защитник
quarterdeck		ют
quarterfinal		четвертьфинал четвертьфинальный
quarterly		поквартально квартальный
quarterly account		счет за квартал
quarterly measures		поквартальные показатели
quarterly statement		квартальная ведомость (отчет)
quarterly statistics		поквартальная статистика
quartermaster		квартирмейстер
quarters		врем) квартал