quarterly

[ kwawr-ter-lee ]

adjective

1. occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year:

   a quarterly report; quarterly interest.

2. pertaining to or consisting of a quarter.

noun

, plural quar·ter·lies.

1. a periodical issued every three months.

adverb

1. by quarters; once each quarter of a year:

   The bank pays interest quarterly.

2. Heraldry.
   1. with division into four quarters.
   2. in the four quarters of an escutcheon.

quarterly

/ ˈkwɔːtəlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring, done, paid, etc, at intervals of three months
2. of, relating to, or consisting of a quarter

noun

1. a periodical issued every three months

adverb

1. once every three months
2. heraldry into or in quarters

   a shield divided quarterly

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarterly¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; quarter, -ly

Example Sentences

The third quarter of 2015 was the first quarterly period in five years in which he sold no shares.

From Washington Post

That number will likely rise given Nigeria has also just suffered its worst quarterly economic contraction in over a decade due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Quartz

If Gentleman's Quarterly comes by for a photo spread, Palmer won't have to put a single sock in a hamper.

From The Daily Beast

This was the worst quarterly economic performance since the first quarter of 2009.

From The Daily Beast

A bar chart showing quarterly GDP growth resembles the teeth of a saw, not a picket fence.

From The Daily Beast

Bernheimer is a well-known American fairy-tale writer, and Hunt is the editor of the Denver Quarterly.

From The Daily Beast

Its nominal charter was publishing, more or less quarterly, a humor magazine.

From The Daily Beast

A lady, as a writer in the 'Quarterly Review' observes, should 'not only have but know her plants.'

From Project Gutenberg

It wasn't paid quarterly or half-yearly; the manner in which it was drawn was sufficiently original.

From Project Gutenberg

With the wind quarterly, she soon smoked out to the first flagboat, where 'Navahoe' was leader and 'Calluna' second.

From Project Gutenberg

“The Quarterly” onslaught on “Jane Eyre” appeared, and all the good things that had been said were forgotten.

From Project Gutenberg

It had arrived at maturity about the time the diabolical article appeared in “The Quarterly.”

From Project Gutenberg

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