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three-fourths

three-fourths

11 1.7
An amount equal to three of four equal parts of a whole
  • noun
  • /θriː fɔrθs/
  • US
translation icon : tres cuartos
  • More than three-fourths of the participants in the present study were female.
  • approximately three-fourths
  • almost three-fourths
  • nearly three-fourths

Examples

  • A majority had a student population greater than 10,000 students, and three-fourths were public institutions.

    Academic text (1990)

  • About three-fourths of the deaths come from just three species: eastern red, hoary, and silver-haired bats.

    Academic text (2008)

  • More than three-fourths of the topics relate to either sex or race.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Despite efforts to promote gender equality, women make about three-fourths as much as men, surveys have shown.

    Blog text (25)

  • Nearly three-fourths of the participants believed that a well-articulated philosophy would improve their effectiveness as teachers.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Thus, in the 1980s, sugar exports accounted for over three-fourths of the value of Cuba's total exports.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Since the Taliban has been removed from power, three-fourths of the civilians killed have been Afghans.

    Blog text (13)

  • The company's two facilities also account for nearly three-fourths of the tax revenues collected in the Murmansk region.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Altogether, over three-fourths of wartime deaths resulted from atrocities rather than battle fatalities.

    Academic text (1997)

  • More than three-fourths of the participants in the present study were female.

Synonyms

three-quarters
vsthree-fourths
73 1.5

An amount equal to three of four equal parts of a whole

is identical in meaning but usually written with a hyphen

How Much

all
∞ 1.0
three-fourths
  • US
11 1.7
two-thirds
182 1.6
one-half
61 1.0
one-quarter
29 1.0
none
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

three-fourths singular
three-fourths plural

Morphology

three-fourths = three + fourth (transparent) = three + four + th + s

Standard numerical fraction formation: cardinal numerator + plural ordinal denominator, so meaning 'three parts out of four' is directly derived.

Etymology

Three-fourths is made from three and fourth, where a fourth or quarter means 'one of four equal parts'. So three-fourths is three of those parts, the same as '75 percent'.