second quarter
ˈsɛkənd ˈkwɔːrtər
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Definition of second quarter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
timeTECH.second three-month part of the calendar year, from April through JuneTECH.
  • Sales increased sharply in the second quarter of this year.
2.
sportsTECH.second of four equal time periods in certain team sports gamesTECH.
  • Our team scored twice in the second quarter to take the lead.
3.
financeTECH.second three-month part of an organization’s financial year for reporting resultsTECH.
  • Profits fell during the second quarter because of higher production costs.
4.
educationTECH.second of four main study periods in some academic year systemsTECH.
  • She plans to study abroad during the second quarter of next year.

Adjective

timeTECH.relating to the middle three months of a calendar or financial yearTECH.
  • The company reported strong second quarter earnings to its investors.
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Expressions with second

second honeymoonn.
second vacation taken by a married couple
They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.
second thoughtn.
reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision
After a second thought, he decided not to go.
hot secondn.
very short period of time
I'll be back in a hot second.
second cityn.
city ranking second in population or importance
Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.
hang on a secondintj.
ask someone to wait briefly before continuing
Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.
just a secondn.
short, unspecified period of time
I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with quarter

no quartern.
unforgiving attitude in arguments
She argued with no quarter during the debate.
who put a quarter in youexp.
why are you talking so much
Who put a quarter in you? You haven't stopped talking since you got here!
give no quarterv.
show no mercy or compassion
The soldiers were ordered to give no quarter to the enemy.
yield no quarterv.
show no mercy or compassion
The soldiers were ordered to yield no quarter to the enemy.
it's a quarter toexp.
says the time is fifteen minutes before the next hour
It's a quarter to six.
one-quartern.
one of four equal parts of a whole
She ate one-quarter of the pizza.
quarter ofn.
one of four equal parts
He ate a quarter of the pizza.
quarter pastn.
fifteen minutes after a specific hour
The meeting starts at quarter past three.
quarter toadv.
15 minutes before the next hour
The meeting starts at quarter to three.
third quartern.
third timed period in a game divided into four parts
The team scored twice in the third quarter to take the lead.

Terms related to second quarter

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Terms with second quarter included in their meaning

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Q2abbr.
abr: the second quarter of a calendar year
period from April to June in a year
Q2oth.
time
second quarter of the calendar year

Examples of second quarter in a sentence

  • Construction on the new campus began in the second quarter last year.
  • He twisted his ankle late in the second quarter.
  • The coach saved his time-outs for the second quarter.
  • Sales in the second quarter exceeded market expectations.
  • The company plans to launch the product in the second quarter of next year.
  • Grades from the second quarter count heavily toward the final average.

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  1. French:deuxième trimestre, du deuxième trimestre, ...
  2. German:zweites Quartal, zweiten Quartals, ...
  3. Italian:secondo trimestre, del secondo trimestre, ...
  4. Spanish:segundo trimestre, del segundo trimestre, ...
  5. Portuguese:segundo trimestre, do segundo trimestre, ...
  6. Chinese:第二季度, 第二季度的, ...
  7. Japanese:第2四半期, 第2四半期の, ...
  8. Arabic:الرُّبْعُ الثَّانِي, مُتَعَلِّق بِٱلرُّبْع ٱلثَّانِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:רִבְעוֹן שֵׁנִי, שֶׁל הָרֶבָּעוֹן הַשֵּׁנִי, ...
  10. Russian:второй квартал, второго квартала, ...
  11. Ukrainian:другий квартал, другого кварталу, ...
  12. Hindi:दूसरी तिमाही, दूसरी तिमाही का, ...
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