how to pronounce quarters

/ˈkwɔːɹtɚz/

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quarters is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of quarters in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the past three-quarters of a century …”

meanings of quarters

noun:

A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
Quarterfinals.
The place where someone or something lives.
Plural of quarter.
Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarter.

quarters frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word quarters occurs in english on average 11.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.