qt.
abbreviation
quantity.
qt.
1 Americanabbreviation
qts
plural
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quantity.
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quart.
q.t.
2
American
Or
Q.T.
abbreviation
Informal.
idioms
q.t.
1
British
abbreviation
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quiet
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secretly
qt
2
British
abbreviation
qt.
Scientific
Q.T.
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Etymology
Origin of q.t.
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Milk was 25 cents a qt., coffee cream 23 cents a half-pint.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
When scientists first started making endostatin, it took 200 qt. of mouse urine to obtain less than a millionth of an ounce.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the irrigation has to be repeated over several hours with a total of about 20 qt. of fluid.
From Time Magazine Archive
A small race mare does well to eat 8 or 9 qt. of oats a day, and 12 qt. are a lot for an above-average male.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shell 1 qt. of chestnuts and cover with boiling water; leave them for fifteen minutes, then rub off the brown skins.
From 365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year by Anonymous
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