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

Americans 55 and over now hold roughly $140 trillion, about three-quarters of the nation’s net worth, Fortune reported this month, citing a Bank of America Institute analysis of the Fed data. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Since the late 1990s, three-quarters of American industries have grown more concentrated. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

More than three-quarters were concentrated in six fire-prone provinces on Sumatra and Borneo. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

The Houthis control between a quarter and a third of Yemen, but that portion is home to around three-quarters of the population. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for three-quarters

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