onepartinfour
nounUK /wʌn pɑːt ɪn fɔː/
US /wʌn pɑːrt ɪn fɔːr/
One part in four means one of four equal pieces of something.
If you cut a cake into four equal slices, each slice is one part in four of the cake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fraction equal to 0.25, written as 1/4.
One part in four is the same as the fraction 1/4.
3. A share that is one of four equal shares of a whole amount.
He owned one part in four of the small business.
4. A way to describe a ratio of 1 to 4.
The recipe uses one part in four of sugar compared to flour.