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

At the peak of the streeteries era, 12,500 restaurants had put up outdoor sheds, according to an estimate made last year by then-comptroller Brad Lander, a number that has since fallen by more than three-quarters. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Nearly three-quarters of England has been declared in drought, with around 45 million people now living in a drought area, and more than 27 million facing water-use restrictions. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

Brokers in Australia are rolling out instant, round-the-clock funding, with nearly three-quarters of deposits arriving outside banking hours and many users re-funding within a week. — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

About three-quarters of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for three-quarters

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