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ESLPod_0332_WE_0339 Profit and Loss In this podcast, the word "quarter" means one-fourth of a year, or a three-month period: "Every American has to pay taxes in the second quarter of the year." The word "quarter" can mean one-fourth or 25% of anything: "This restaurant sells quarter-pound hamburgers, but that's too much meat for me." When talking about time, a "quarter" is 15 minutes: "I'll meet you at the park at a quarter to four, or 3:45." A "quarter" is also a coin worth $0.25: "I can remember when telephone calls cost only a quarter." Sometimes a "quarter" is a neighborhood, or a part of a city: "How can I get to the Italian quarter from here?" In the plural, "living quarters" are a place to live: "Are your new living quarters bigger or smaller than your old apartment?"

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ESLPod 332 quarter Business | Daily Life

Id	ESLPod_0332_WE_0339
Episode Id	ESLPod 332
Episode Title	Profit and Loss
Phrase	quarter
Text	In this podcast, the word "quarter" means one-fourth of a year, or a three-month period: "Every American has to pay taxes in the second quarter of the year." The word "quarter" can mean one-fourth or 25% of anything: "This restaurant sells quarter-pound hamburgers, but that's too much meat for me." When talking about time, a "quarter" is 15 minutes: "I'll meet you at the park at a quarter to four, or 3:45." A "quarter" is also a coin worth $0.25: "I can remember when telephone calls cost only a quarter." Sometimes a "quarter" is a neighborhood, or a part of a city: "How can I get to the Italian quarter from here?" In the plural, "living quarters" are a place to live: "Are your new living quarters bigger or smaller than your old apartment?"
Topics	Business \| Daily Life

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