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qtr

qtr

1 5.6
A three-month period used for business reporting
  • noun
  • Specialized
: trimestre
  • His sec was trying to stay with Ridounor through a moving Cunningham at 2:56 left in sec qtr.
  • qtr sales
  • 3rd qtr
  • 2nd qtr

Examples

  • (1st qtr GDP was down to 1.8% annualized.)

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  • Sounder is even higher (latest ST 3rd Qtr financial report, online).

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  • His third TO was at 6:14 (4th qtr) when Lee passed the ball from out of bounds to him while he was looking away to get position from LRidinour.

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  • S&C with nutritionist Jen Ketterly's buffet at Butts Mehre = strong finish in the 4th Qtr. Not surprised. Now if Richt, Bo Bo, and Murray can do their share it.

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  • The company's earnings increased significantly in the Qtr ended December 31.

  • During the last Qtr, profits rose by 15% compared to the previous year.

  • In the first Qtr of 2022, the firm reported record sales numbers.

Synonyms

quarter
vsqtr
∞ 1.3

One of four equal parts or periods of time

is the shortened written form often used in finance and business
one-quarter
vsqtr
29 1.0

One of four equal parts of a whole

is an abbreviated form used mainly in business and finance

How Much

whole
484 1.0
one-half
61 1.0
one-third
129 1.0
qtr
  • Specialized
1 5.6
one-eighth
3 1.0

Surface Forms

qtr singular
qtrs plural

Etymology

Qtr is short for quarter, from Latin quartus 'fourth'. In business a 'quarter' is one of four parts of the year, so a qtr usually means three months or one fourth of the year.