How to spell quarter

Quarter is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R.

hear itquar·ter/'kwɔrtər/nounRules and real life

What it means: A coin worth twenty-five cents.

In a sentence: I found a shiny quarter on the playground.

Same family: quartered, quartering, quarter (noun), quarterly, quart. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb "quarter" in this sense comes from the noun "quarter," meaning "one of four parts." Historically, to be "quartered" meant to be cut or torn into four pieces as part of a gruesome execution method used especially for treason.

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