three-quarters

noun

: an amount equal to three of the four equal parts which make up something : seventy-five percent

Three-quarters of the class will be going on the trip.

three-quarters of an hour

Examples of three-quarters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As of late last year, nearly three-quarters of the more than 70,000 people held in ICE detention — itself a record — had no criminal conviction of any kind. — Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

According to the YouGov poll, William and Kate are the two most popular members of the royal family, and are viewed positively by around three-quarters of Britons. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Late last season, Colston Loveland ran about three-quarters of Chicago’s routes over the final four games while drawing a target on roughly 35% of them. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Intriguingly, the Society found in a 2023 survey that roughly three-quarters of its members are women. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for three-quarters

• exporters
• headquarters
• hindquarters
• importers
• reporters
• supporters
• transporters
• mortars
• porters
• quarters
• sorters