Quarter

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Quarter is one fourth, ¼, or 25%.

Quarter may also refer to:

Quarter (academic), a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks

Quarter (United States coin), valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar

Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar

Quarter day, in British and Irish tradition, one of four dates in each year on which rents, etc. were due

Quartering (heraldry), joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four

"Quarters", a drinking game

Academic quarter, term used by universities in various European countries for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start

Fiscal quarter, three months of a fiscal year

An imperial measure of weight, equal to 28 pounds. (See hundredweight)

In geography:

Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town

Armenian Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem

Christian Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem

French Quarter, the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana

Jewish Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem

Latin Quarter, in a number of cities

Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria

Muslim Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem

Quartier international de Montréal

Quartier Latin, an area of Paris

Quartier Militaire, in Mauritius

Quartiere, a subdivision of certain Italian towns

The Quarter at Tropicana, an entertainment and retail attraction in Atlantic City, New Jersey

In military and combat:

1st Battalion 4th Marines (1/4), a unit in the United States Marine Corps

Barracks, living quarters for personnel on a military post.

Close quarters battle

General quarters

No quarter occurs when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of the vanquished when they surrender at discretion