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.
  • "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."
  • "Krazy Gidyeon's Perfume Warehouse.com is slashing prices on all Delavigne perfumes as part of our crazy quarterly liquidation sale!"
  • "Bordello Breeze: last quarter you ordered 50,000 units."
  • "When we arrived in Paris, he took me to a restaurant in the Latin quarter for a romantic dinner."
  • "Brian : It's a temporary downturn in economic activity, usually indicated by two consecutive quarters of a falling GDP."
  • "Bob : But it's only a quarter to two!"
  • "I've got your orders from last quarter right in front of me, so let's get the ball rolling."
  • "To say thank you for all your hard work lately, and to celebrate our moderately successful first quarter sales, I'm pleased to announce that the senior staff of the Delavigne Corporation will be taking a team-building trip this weekend!"
  • "According to my records, you bought 30,000 units last quarter."
  • "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!"

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