- fourth quarter
- /fɔ:θ 'kwɔ:tə/ nouna period of three months from 1st October to the end of the year
Dictionary of banking and finance. 2015.
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fourth quarter — UK US (also fourth quarter) adjective [before noun] (ABBREVIATION Q4) ACCOUNTING ► relating to the last three month period in a company s financial year: »Our fourth quarter figures show an increase in sales … Financial and business terms
fourth quarter — fourth quarter, = last quarter. (Cf. ↑last quarter) … Useful english dictionary
fourth quarter — fourth of four equal parts or periods of time; fourth period of a sporting event … English contemporary dictionary
fourth — [fɔːθ ǁ fɔːrθ] adjective ACCOUNTING fourth half/quarter/period the fourth half, quarter etc of the financial year * * * fourth UK US /fɔːθ/ adjective [before noun] ► relating to the last three month period of a company s financial year:… … Financial and business terms
quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarter — ▪ I. quarter quar‧ter 1 [ˈkwɔːtə ǁ ˈkwɔːrtər] noun [countable] 1. one of four equal parts into which something can be divided: • They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. • A quarter of the project s income comes from government grants. 2 … Financial and business terms
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter aspect — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter back — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter badge — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
