quarter

noun

1. 1

   clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

   he surrendered but asked for quarter

2. 2

   piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

3. 3

   the rear part of a ship

4. 4

   a district of a city having some distinguishing character

   the Latin Quarter

5. 5

   an unspecified person

   he dropped a word in the right quarter

6. 6

   a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

   he fed four quarters into the slot machine

7. 7

   a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

8. 8

   a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. 9

   one of four equal parts

   a quarter of a pound

10. 10

    one of the four major division of the compass

    the wind is coming from that quarter

11. 11

    a fourth part of a year; three months

    unemployment fell during the last quarter

12. 12

    one of four periods into which the school year is divided

    the fall quarter ends at Christmas