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Plural of quarter

regular plural

The plural of quarter is quarters.

Forms of quarter

Singularquarter /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/
Pluralquarters /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Quarters in a sentence

  • It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 163
  • opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
  • Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.From the entry recession
  • Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.From the entry sharp
  • His spacious quarters indicate his transition from backbench upstart to established member of the governing team.From the entry backbench

Meaning of quarter

  1. noun Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
  2. noun A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
  3. noun A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.

Full definition of quarter

Questions about the plural of quarter

What is the plural of quarter?
The plural of quarter is quarters.
Is quarter countable?
Quarter is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quarter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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