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

The law lets owners of farmland bordered on three-quarters of its edge by development apply to turn those parcels into houses or businesses — and if the county doesn’t approve or deny within 90 days, the application is approved automatically. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

More than three-quarters of SK Hynix's revenue comes from RAM, including HBM. — Kif Leswing,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Already, nearly three-quarters of employers are reporting significant difficulty in hiring engineers, according to the survey, which canvassed semiconductor companies. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Temperatures in parts of southwestern France are forecast to reach 105 degrees on Wednesday, with temperatures climbing to 95 degrees and above across three-quarters of the country. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for three-quarters

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