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What is the definition of Quarter?
A quarter refers to one of four three-month intervals in a year, commonly used in financial and business contexts to divide the fiscal or calendar year for reporting purposes.
Using Quarter in an Example

In accounting, companies often report their financial performance on a quarterly basis, which allows stakeholders to assess the company's financial health and operational success every three months.

Using Quarter in a sentence

The CFO announced that the second quarter results exceeded expectations, prompting a positive shift in stock prices.

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Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.
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Qualitative Analysis

Analysis that evaluates important factors that cannot be precisely measured, focusing on the quality and characteristics of the subject matter rather than numerical data.
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The degree to which a product or service meets or exceeds customer expectations by consistently achieving desired specifications and standards.
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An amount or number of a specific item or category.
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Quarterly Reports

Quarterly reports, also known as interim financial statements, are financial statements issued by companies every three months to provide a periodic update on their financial health, including revenues, expenses, net profit, and cash flow, during the fiscal year.
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Quasi-Reorganization

A type of corporate restructuring in which, with shareholder approval, management revalues assets and eliminates deficit by adjusting it against other equity accounts, effectively resetting the financial structure of the company without forming a new corporate entity or requiring court intervention.
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Quick assets are current assets that are either cash or can be quickly converted into cash, typically within a short period, such as cash on hand, marketable securities, and accounts receivable.
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