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Quarter

UK //ˈkwɔːtə// US //ˈkwɔːrtər// Pronunciation

Definition

A coin worth 25 cents in the United States.

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In simple words: A piece of money worth 25 cents.

Examples

• I found a quarter on the ground yesterday.
• Can you give me a quarter for the vending machine?
• He paid for his snack with a quarter.
• The project will take a quarter of a year to complete.
• We are in the second quarter of the football game.
• She lives in the same quarter of the city as I do.

Usage notes

Commonly used in informal contexts; can refer to a coin, a part of a whole, or a time period.

Grammar pattern

quarter + object

Memory hint

Think of a quarter as a quarter of a dollar, or 25 cents.

Collocations

• quarter dollar
• quarter of a dollar
• first quarter

Synonyms

• coin
• piece
• token

Antonyms

• whole
• full

Common mistakes

• Confused with 'quart', which is a unit of volume.
• Mispronounced as 'kwarter' instead of 'kwɔːrtər'.
• Used inappropriately for 'fourth' in informal contexts.