bottom quarter

collocation in English

meaningsofbottomandquarter

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bottom
noun
uk
/ˈbɒt.əm/us
/ˈbɑː.t̬əm/
the lowest part ...
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quarter
noun
uk
/ˈkwɔː.tər/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
one of four equal or almost equal parts of ...
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(Definition ofbottomandquarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbottom quarter

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They are in thebottomquarterof the pile.
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It is in thebottomquarterof rivers in terms of quality.
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If we are going to get thebottomquarterof local authorities into the middle of the range, they will need support.
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They are certainly not from families in thebottomquarterof the incomes groupings.
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Since 1992 it has nearly always been in thebottomquarterof economic forecasters, being far more optimistic than it has been given credit for.
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The secondbottomquarterreceived an average of £10·50 a week in occupational pensions.
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Thebottomquarteror so of the wheel travels underwater.
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Thebottomquarterof the single has a purple banner all the way across with the title written on it.
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In some manuscripts, a framed miniature occupies the upper half of the page, and in others they are marginal - unframed and occupying thebottomquarter(approximately) of the page.
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Fewer than 30 percent of students in thebottomquarterof incomes even enroll in a four-year school and among that group, fewer than half graduate.
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