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quarter
noun
one
of
four
equal
parts
of
something
•
Lena
ate
a
quarter
of
the
chocolate
bar
and
saved
the
rest
for
later
.
Lena
ate
a
quarter
of
the
chocolate
bar
and
saved
the
rest
for
later
.
•
The
recipe
says
to
use
only
a
quarter
of
a
cup
of
sugar
.
The
recipe
says
to
use
only
a
quarter
of
a
cup
of
sugar
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
quartier
,
from
Latin
quartarius
,
from
quartus
“
fourth
”.
noun
a
period
of
three
months
,
especially
in
business
,
school
,
or
the
calendar
year
•
Sales
rose
sharply
in
the
first
quarter
of
the
year
.
Sales
rose
sharply
in
the
first
quarter
of
the
year
.
•
Our
company
releases
earnings
reports
every
quarter
.
Our
company
releases
earnings
reports
every
quarter
.
noun
a
period
of
fifteen
minutes
,
especially
when
telling
time
•
It
’
s
a
quarter
past
eight
,
so
the
movie
has
already
started
.
It
’
s
a
quarter
past
eight
,
so
the
movie
has
already
started
.
•
The
bus
leaves
at
a
quarter
to
seven
every
morning
.
The
bus
leaves
at
a
quarter
to
seven
every
morning
.
noun
a
U
.
S
.
coin
worth
twenty-five
cents
•
I
need
a
quarter
for
the
parking
meter
.
I
need
a
quarter
for
the
parking
meter
.
•
The
vending
machine
only
accepts
dollar
bills
and
quarters
.
The
vending
machine
only
accepts
dollar
bills
and
quarters
.
noun
rooms
or
buildings
where
people
live
,
especially
soldiers
or
workers
,
usually
used
in
plural
as
“
quarters
”
•
The
new
recruits
were
shown
to
their
living
quarters
.
The
new
recruits
were
shown
to
their
living
quarters
.
•
Crew
quarters
on
the
ship
were
cramped
but
clean
.
Crew
quarters
on
the
ship
were
cramped
but
clean
.
noun
a
district
or
neighborhood
within
a
town
or
city
,
often
with
a
particular
character
•
They
explored
the
old
artists
’
quarter
after
lunch
.
They
explored
the
old
artists
’
quarter
after
lunch
.
•
Paris
’
s
Latin
Quarter
is
famous
for
its
bookstores
and
cafés
.
Paris
’
s
Latin
Quarter
is
famous
for
its
bookstores
and
cafés
.
verb
to
divide
something
into
four
equal
parts
•
First
,
quarter
the
potatoes
before
boiling
them
.
First
,
quarter
the
potatoes
before
boiling
them
.
•
The
carpenter
quartered
the
beam
to
fit
the
frame
.
The
carpenter
quartered
the
beam
to
fit
the
frame
.
verb
to
provide
someone
with
a
place
to
live
or
stay
•
The
villagers
agreed
to
quarter
the
soldiers
for
one
night
.
The
villagers
agreed
to
quarter
the
soldiers
for
one
night
.
•
During
the
tournament
,
families
in
town
quartered
visiting
players
.
During
the
tournament
,
families
in
town
quartered
visiting
players
.
noun
mercy
or
humane
treatment
given
to
a
defeated
enemy
(
used
mainly
in
the
phrase
“
give
no
quarter
”)
•
The
pirate
captain
promised
quarter
to
all
who
surrendered
.
The
pirate
captain
promised
quarter
to
all
who
surrendered
.
•
During
the
brutal
battle
,
no
quarter
was
given
.
During
the
brutal
battle
,
no
quarter
was
given
.
headquarters
noun
the
main
office
or
building
from
which
the
leaders
of
a
company
,
organization
,
or
institution
plan
and
control
their
activities
•
After
the
merger
,
the
company
moved
its
headquarters
to
a
shiny
new
skyscraper
in
downtown
Chicago
.
After
the
merger
,
the
company
moved
its
headquarters
to
a
shiny
new
skyscraper
in
downtown
Chicago
.
•
Visitors
can
tour
NASA's
headquarters
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.,
where
historic
spacecraft
models
line
the
lobby
.
Visitors
can
tour
NASA's
headquarters
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.,
where
historic
spacecraft
models
line
the
lobby
.
From
head
(
chief
)
+
quarters
(
living
or
working
place
);
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
the
place
where
authority
is
centered
.
noun
the
place
where
military
commanders
and
their
staff
direct
operations
•
The
general
spread
a
map
across
the
table
inside
field
headquarters
before
giving
orders
.
The
general
spread
a
map
across
the
table
inside
field
headquarters
before
giving
orders
.
•
Enemy
aircraft
were
sighted
only
a
few
miles
from
division
headquarters
.
Enemy
aircraft
were
sighted
only
a
few
miles
from
division
headquarters
.
Adopted
by
armies
in
the
17th
century
to
mean
the
location
where
a
commander
’
s
quarters
were
set
up
in
the
field
.