third quarter
UK: /ˌθɜːd ˈkwɔːtə/
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Definition of third quarter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
sportsthird timed period in a game divided into four parts
  • The team scored twice in the third quarter to take the lead.
2.
calendarthird three-month period in a year or regular yearly schedule
  • Sales improved in the third quarter compared to the previous year.
3.
astronomyTECH.phase when the Moon appears half lit while decreasing in lightTECH.
  • We planned the hike during the Moon's third quarter for darker skies.

Adjective

1.
sportsrelating to the third of four periods in a game
  • The coach gave a fiery third quarter speech to motivate players.
2.
timerelating to the third of four equal parts of a year
  • The company reported strong third quarter profits to investors.
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Expressions with third

third basen.
base that a runner must touch third in baseball
The player slid into third base just in time..
third stringn.
group ranked lower in a hierarchy
She was part of the third string in the project.
third degreen.
intense questioning or interrogation
He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night..
third wheeln.
unwanted person joining a couple
She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.
third year runningadj.
happening for three consecutive years
She won the award for the third year running.
get the third degreev.
be intensely questioned or interrogated
After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.

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.
every quartern.
three-month period in a year
The company releases earnings reports every quarter.

Terms related to third quarter

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Examples of third quarter in a sentence

  • By the end of the third quarter, the home team trailed by ten points.
  • The marketing campaign will launch in the third quarter of next year.
  • Profits dipped slightly during the third quarter due to seasonal demand.
  • Astronomers scheduled observations just after the third quarter.
  • The calendar marked the exact date of the Moon's third quarter.
  • Their third quarter performance completely shifted the momentum of the match.

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  1. French:troisième quart-temps, troisième, ...
  2. German:drittes Viertel, drittes-Viertel-, ...
  3. Italian:terzo quarto, del terzo quarto, ...
  4. Spanish:tercer cuarto, del tercer cuarto, ...
  5. Portuguese:terceiro período, do terceiro período, ...
  6. Chinese:第三节, 第三节的, ...
  7. Japanese:第3クォーター, 第3クオーターの, ...
  8. Arabic:الرُّبْعُ الثَّالِث, ثَالِث الأَرْبَاع, ...
  9. Hebrew:רֶבַע שְׁלִישִׁי, שֶׁל הָרֶבַע הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, ...
  10. Russian:третья четверть, третьей четверти, ...
  11. Ukrainian:третя чверть, третьої чверті, ...
  12. Hindi:तीसरा क्वार्टर, तीसरे क्वार्टर का, ...
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