one-thirds vs one third

Both "one-thirds" and "one third" are not correct. The correct form is "one third." The term "one third" is used to indicate a single part out of three equal parts.

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This is not a correct construction in English.

"one-thirds"

The correct form is "one third" when referring to a single part out of three equal parts.

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We never did one-thirds.
Amongst these, is a straight horizon, which you can choose to set half way up the frame, at one-thirds or at two-thirds, whether you are shooting horizontally or vertically.
With one-thirds of seats appointed by President Park Chung-hee, the ruling party had a supermajority.
One-third white cheddar, one-third yellow cheddar, one-third grated American.
One-third of the population is unemployed, one-third has work and one-third has informal work.
One-third of Iceland's financial regulators...
One-third of all raids were directed against airfields.
Wait, that means three parts one third antifreeze.
Approximately one third were declared inadmissible.
All ahead one third, starboard back one third.
One-third to one-fourth of the ski resorts shows a deficit.
The Communists sought a coalition of one-third Nationalists, one-third Communists, and one-third other parties, to form a government that would draft the new Constitution.
One third received Sativex, one third the THC rich extract and one third placebo. The drugs were administered by means of a spray into the mouth.
Zeus settled the dispute by decreeing that Adonis would spend one third of the year with Aphrodite, one third with Persephone, and one third with whomever he chose.
One third to the Dominicans, one third to the Franciscans, and one third to us Jesuits.
It's one-third coffee, one-third cocoa, one-third chai... with a little bit of steamed soy and cinnamon and a little bit of nutmeg.
Of these one third are unemployed, one third are pensioners, and one third are in work.
We understand that, of the principal tests, roughly one-third can now be done by alternative methods, one-third are modified and one-third await effective resolution.
One third of revenue synergies are expected to come from [...], one third from [...] and one third from [...].
First mix a pint of liquid that's one-third turpentine, one-third white vinegar and one-third boiled linseed oil.

This is the correct form to use when referring to a single part out of three equal parts.

"one third"

Use "one third" when you want to indicate a single part out of three equal parts.

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Wait, that means three parts one third antifreeze.
Approximately one third were declared inadmissible.
I figure it is somewhere around one third.
You're talking about one third of your inheritance.
All ahead one third, sir.
Mother is entitled to one third of the property.
We just fired one third of their workforce.
Humans used one third of all dry land for farms and pastures.
I believe, sire, one third of a Triskellion.
Mother gets one third and we divide the rest.
They're excluded from one third of British state-funded primary schools.
Relax, my guy does everything for one third the cost.
It seems that one third went to the company.
These are the conditions in one third of the lands of our planet.
A man dies when one third of his blood is lost.
When I'll require one third of the awarded amount.
Helm, on my command, reduce impulse power to one third.
I may be a drunk, but I owe one third of that ranch...
You are one third as productive in open-plan offices as in quiet rooms.
About one third of the entire world's population lived under that meta-narrative.

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