three-quarters
nounUS /θɹiˈk(w)ɔɹtɚz/ · UK /θɹiːˈkwɔːtəz/
1
Three of four equal parts (3/4, ¾, 0.75).
- three-quarters of the population
- three-quarters majority
1 more example
- The role of men is evolving even in the three-quarters of dual-parent families in which fathers are the primary breadwinners.2013 June 3, Brad Harrington, “Behind the Data on Breadwinner Mothers”, in The New York Times:
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forty-five minutes
- It took two hours and three-quarters to get home.
- Related terms
- fraction