e/Quarter (us)

New Query

Information
has glosseng: A quarter dollar, commonly shortened to quarter, is a coin worth ¼ of a United States dollar, or 25 cents. The quarter has been produced since 1796. The choice of 25¢ as a denomination, as opposed to 20¢ which is more common in other parts of the world, originated with the practice of dividing Spanish Milled Dollars into eight wedge shaped segments. At one time "two bits", i.e. two pieces of eight, was a common nickname for a quarter and is also the source of the jingle "two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar."
lexicalizationeng: Quarter
instance of(noun) a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
coin
Meaning
German
has glossdeu: Ein Vierteldollar (englisch quarter dollar, meist zu quarter verkürzt) ist eine Münze der Vereinigten Staaten im Wert von 25 Cents oder einem Viertel US-Dollar. Er trägt seit 1932 das Porträt von George Washington. Seit 1999 wird er in Sonderserien mit wechselnden Rückseiten geprägt. 1999-2008 waren dies die State Quarters, welche jeden der 50 US-Bundesstaaten repräsentieren und welche 2009 mit Ausgaben für den District of Columbia und fünf Außengebiete ergänzt wurden. Ab 2010 werden im „America the Beautiful Quarters“-Programm jährlich fünf Nationalparks oder andere Stätten von nationaler Bedeutung dargestellt.
lexicalizationdeu: Vierteldollar
Italian
has glossita: Un quarter dollar, che nel linguaggio comune viene abbreviato quarter, è una moneta che ha un valore di pari ad ¼ di dollaro degli Stati Uniti, equivalente a 25 cent. Il quarter viene prodotto sin dal 1796. La scelta della denominazione di 25¢, in contrasto ai 20¢ più spesso adoperati in altre parti del mondo, si origina nella pratica di dividere la moneta ispano-messicana coloniale (Real da 8) in otto segmenti a forma di cuneo (metà di un quarto). A quel tempo, i "two bits" (due spizzichi), ossia due pezzi da otto, era un soprannome comune per un quarto di dollaro ed è anche l'ispirazione della canzonetta "two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar."
lexicalizationita: Quarter
Japanese
lexicalizationjpn: 25セント硬貨
Norwegian
has glossnor: Quarter er en mynt som er verdt en fjerdedel av en Amerikansk dollar, eller 25 cent. Mynten har blitt produsert siden 1796, og er den mest verdifulle mynten som er i ordinær sirkulasjon i USA. Det finnes forskjellige mynter med verdi $1, men siden denne verdien også finnes i seddel, er ikke dollarmyntene blitt spesielt vanlige. Dette kan muligens forandre seg, men det gjenstår å se.
lexicalizationnor: Quarter
Slovak
has glossslk: Štvrťdolár (hovorovo quarter) je minca s nominálnou hodnotou 25 centov alebo 1/4 amerického dolára. Vyrába sa od roku 1796.
lexicalizationslk: Štvrťdolár
Yiddish
has glossyid: א קוואדער (פון פֿערטל) איז אן אמעריקאנער אדער קאנאדישע 25 צענטיגע מטבע וואס איז א פערטל פון א דאלאר.
lexicalizationyid: קוואדער
Chinese
has glosszho: 25美分硬币(Quarter)是美国硬币的一种,面值等于四分之一美元,即25美分,于1796年开始正式铸造生产。
lexicalizationzho: 25美分硬币
Media
media:img1796 Draped Bust Small Eagle Quarter.png
media:img2005 State Quarters.jpg
media:img2006 Quarter Proof.png
media:imgID winner.gif
media:imgQuarter new.jpg
media:imgQuarter.gif
media:imgUS Washington Quarter 1932-1938.jpg
media:imgWashington Quarter 79.PNG

Query

Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


Lexvo © 2008-2024 Gerard de Melo.   Contact   Legal Information / Imprint