quart
noun
a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
quart
1 American
[kwawrt]
/ kwɔrt /
noun
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a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
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a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
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a container holding, or capable of holding, a quart.
quart
2
American
[kahrt]
/ kɑrt /
noun
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Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack quart major, or king, queen, jack, and ten quart minor.
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Fencing Rare. quarte.
quart.
3
American
abbreviation
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quarter.
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quarterly.
quart
1
British
noun
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piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit
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fencing a variant spelling of quarte
quart
2
British
/ kwɔːt /
noun
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a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
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a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck
quart
Scientific
/ kwôrt /
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A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure and equal to 1/4 of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter).
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See Table at measurement
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A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 1/8 of a peck or 2 pints (1.10 liter).
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See Table at measurement
Etymology
Origin of quart1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quarta, noun use of feminine of quartus fourth (in order)
Origin of quart2
1685–95; < French quarte, noun use of feminine of quart < Latin quartus; see quart 1
Explanation
A quart is a unit used to measure something liquid, like milk or paint. There are four quarts in a gallon. A quart of paint may be all you need to spruce up your front door, and your cake recipe might call for a quart of buttermilk. In both cases, you're using the equivalent of four liquid cups or one-fourth of a gallon. The word dates from the 14th century, from a Latin root, quartus, which means "the fourth part."
Vocabulary lists containing quart
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Example Sentences
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Borrow a gallon, keep it until September 2027, and the library wants it back plus a late fee worth more than a quart.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Iranians have access to some of the world’s cheapest gasoline, in some cases paying less than a penny a quart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the plants are 4 to 5 inches tall, he separates them into groups of three in quart size containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Per serving: Drop three ounces of pasta into a quart of vigorously boiling water with a pinch of salt.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 8, 2023
I sneaked out a quart jar of peaches, some cold corn bread, and a few onions, and started up the hollow back of our house.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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