quarters

British  

/ ˈkwɔːtəz /

plural noun

1. housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families

2. the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship

   general quarters

3. (in India) housing provided by an employer or by the government

4. slang (functioning as singular) military short for quartermaster

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Example Sentences

Hub Group declined 18% as the logistics company said it would restate financial statements for the first, second, and third quarters of 2025 due to an accounting error.

From Barron's

The company hasn’t reported its fourth-quarter figures yet, but in recent quarters the losses have been narrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friday’s report caps a year in which GDP recovered from a mild contraction in the first quarter to stronger levels of growth in the second and third quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Conway said that “temporary factors” have nudged inflation higher in recent quarters, but expects both imported and domestic price pressures to “head south” from here.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, the overall demographics of S&P 500 directors don’t change much year to year: Around three quarters of directors have been white, and around two-thirds male, for the last several years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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