last quarter

Noun

Meaning

the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

half-moon final act final period close quarter final phase final stage concluding section final section final step end part final point concluding chapter concluding piece concluding phase end stage
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Antonyms

first quarter first quarter moon early stage first phase initial phase earlier stage
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Hypernyms

half-moon

Related terms

full moon new moon gibbous moon

Examples

In the last quarter of the eighteenth century bourgeois Europe needed to emancipate itself from that combination of feudalism and commercial capitalism which we know as mercantilism. C. L. R. James

The orthodox doctrines of economics which were dominant in the last quarter of the nineteenth century had a clear message. They supported laisser faire, free trade, the gold standard, and the universally advantageous effects of the pursuit of profit by competitive private enterprise. Joan Robinson

The roles that Eastwood has played, and the films that he has directed, cannot be disentangled from the nature of the American culture of the last quarter century, its fantasies and its realities. Clint Eastwood

Last quarter alone we hosted 17 million visitors throughout our stores. Steve Jobs

Last quarter, we had our best Mac quarter ever. We shipped 1.33 million Macs last quarter. We are really, really happy about this, but even better, was the growth rate because the growth rate was dramatically faster than the rest of the industry which means we are gaining market share. Steve Jobs

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that law has turned out to be very, very protective of the press and the public's right to know. Floyd Abrams

Close letter words and terms

last post last priority last problem last recourse last refuge last release