Quater vs. Quarter — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman & Fiza Rafique — Updated on September 10, 2023
"Quater" is a common misspelling of the correct word "Quarter," which can refer to one-fourth of something or a unit of currency.
Which is correct: Quater or Quarter
How to spell Quarter?
Quater
Incorrect Spelling
Quarter
Correct Spelling
Difference Between Quater and Quarter
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Key Differences
Think of the phrase "quarterback" to recall that the correct spelling has an "r" after the "u."
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Relate "quarter" to money, as a 25-cent coin, to remember it's worth more and therefore has an extra 'r.'
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Link "quarter" to "quarterly," which also includes the same "u" and "ar" sequence.
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Remember that "quarter" has the same "u" as in "four," which makes sense since it often represents one-fourth.
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Use the acronym Q.U.A.R.T.E.R to stand for "Quite Unmistakably, A Real Term Easily Remembered."
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Definitions
Quarter
One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
She cut the apple into quarters.
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A period of three months, especially in relation to financial reporting.
The company had a profitable first quarter.
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A coin in the United States and Canada worth 25 cents.
He paid with a quarter.
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(time) A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
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A place of residence or lodging.
The soldiers were provided with new quarters.
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To provide with lodging or shelter.
The refugees were quartered in temporary camps.
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Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided
A page and a quarter
A quarter of a mile
She cut each apple into quarters
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The haunches or hindquarters of a horse
They have strong, muscular quarters
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A part of a town or city having a particular character or use
A beautiful port city with a fascinating medieval quarter
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The direction of one of the points of the compass, especially as a direction from which the wind blows.
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Rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to people in military or domestic service
They lived in RAF married quarters
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Pity or mercy shown towards an enemy or opponent who is in one's power
The riot squad gave no quarter
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Each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines.
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Divide into four equal or corresponding parts
Peel and quarter the bananas
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Be stationed or lodged in a specified place
Many were quartered in tents
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Range over or traverse (an area) in every direction
We watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows
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Display (different coats of arms) in quarters of a shield, especially to show arms inherited from heiresses who have married into the bearer's family
Edward III quartered the French royal arms with his own
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A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada.
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One fourth of a year; three months
Sales were up in the second quarter.
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One of the two phases of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be half illuminated by the sun. The quarter phases mark the quarter and three-quarter points of the moon's revolution about the Earth.
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(Sports) One of four equal periods of playing time into which some games, such as football and basketball, are divided.
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Chiefly British A measure of grain equal to approximately eight bushels.
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One fourth of the distance between any two of the 32 divisions of the compass.
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One of the four major divisions of the horizon as determined by the four major points of the compass.
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A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.
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(Nautical) The general direction on either side of a ship located 45° off the stern.
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The upper portion of the after side of a ship, usually between the aftermost mast and the stern.
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One leg of an animal's carcass, usually including the adjoining parts.
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Quarters A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.
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Often quarters A proper or assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship.
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Often Quarter A specific district or section, as of a city
The French Quarter.
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Often quarters An unspecified person or group
Information from the highest quarters.
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(Heraldry) To divide (a shield) into four equal areas with vertical and horizontal lines.
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To locate and adjust (one machine part) at right angles to its connecting part within the machine.
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To furnish with housing
Quartered the troops in an old factory building.
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To traverse (an area of ground) laterally back and forth while slowly advancing forward.
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(in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
A quarter of an hour.
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A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
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(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
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A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
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(heraldry) A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
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(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
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Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
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A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
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One's residence or dwelling-place; in plural rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
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(nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
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(farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
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(often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
Opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
All quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters
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Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
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(chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (4, 25%).
A quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound
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(chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.
A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.
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(transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
Quarter the horses in the third stable.
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(obsolete) 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.
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One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.
Scouts each coast light-armed scour,Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.
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A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
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Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location.
Swift to their several quarters hasted thenThe cumbrous elements.
The banter turned as to what quarters each would find.
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A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.
He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives.
Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.
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Friendship; amity; concord.
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.
I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.
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To divide; to separate into parts or regions.
Then sailors quartered heaven.
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To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers.
They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.
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To furnish as a portion; to allot.
This isle . . . He quarters to his blue-haired deities.
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To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms.
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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.
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A district of a city having some distinguishing character;
The Latin Quarter
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One of four periods of play into which some games are divided;
Both teams scored in the first quarter
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A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
It's a quarter til 4
A quarter after 4 o'clock
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One of four periods into which the school year is divided;
The fall quarter ends at Christmas
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A fourth part of a year; three months;
Unemployment fell during the last quarter
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One of the four major division of the compass;
The wind is coming from that quarter
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A United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar;
He fed four quarters into the slot machine
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Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
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Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;
In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
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FAQs
Why is it called Quarter?
It is called "quarter" because it often represents one-fourth of something.
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Which conjunction is used with Quarter?
"And" as in "meat and potatoes with a quarter of milk."
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Is the word “Quarter” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
It can be a direct object, depending on sentence structure.
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How is Quarter used in a sentence?
"She divided the pie into four quarters."
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