QUARTER
Quarter
A quarter dollar, or quarter, is a U.S. coin worth 25 cents, or one quarter of a dollar. It has been produced since 1796. The choice of 0.25 as a denomination, as opposed to 0.20, which is more common in other parts of the world, originated with the practice of dividing Spanish Milled Dollars into eight wedge shaped segments . At one time "two bits", that is, two wedges, each wedge an eighth, thus a quarter of the Spanish real, was a common nickname for a quarter.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Quarter (United States coin)
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quarter
Noun
- Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
- A coin worth 25 cents (1/4 of a dollar).
- A period of three consecutive months (1/4 of a year).
- A section or area (of a town, etc.).
- Accommodation granted to a defeated opponent
- An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
- An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails
- Each of the four divisions or watches of a twelve-hour night.
- That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.
- The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
Verb
- To divide into quarters.
- To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- Quarter the horses in the third stable.
- To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
Verb (etymology 2)
- To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
- Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering — De Quincey.
Adjective
(also spelled with prefix )
- Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
- Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).
- Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
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