Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-fourth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: one--fourth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

One of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

noun

Ellipsis of one-fourth pad paper (“a one-fourth of standard size sheet of pad paper typically used by students for school quizzes”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"California state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson told The Wall Street Journal last month when the legislation passed that “one-fourth of California’s publicly traded companies still do not have a single woman on their board, despite numerous independent studies that show companies with women on their board are more profitable and productive.”"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

one fourth (alternative)

Synonyms

one-quarter fourth quarter fourth part twenty-five percent quartern

Questions

What does one-fourth mean?: One of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

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