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

In a Thursday flash poll of advisors from CNBC's Financial Advisor 100 and Financial Advisor Council, more than three-quarters of respondents said investors' first steps should be to check their allocation against their goals or stay the course. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Candidates in at least 21 races spent almost $90 million on political ads calling for some form of slowdown or ban on data center construction—a position in line with nearly three-quarters of Americans. — Larry Downes, Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2026

If not, this franchise has been around for three-quarters of a century. — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

By comparison, about three-quarters supported then-Vice President Kamala Harris in her 2024 presidential loss to Trump. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for three-quarters

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