quarterly

1 of 3

adverb

quar·ter·ly ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-lē

Synonyms of quarterly

: in heraldic quarters or quarterings

: at 3-month intervals

quarterly

2 of 3

adjective

: computed for or payable at 3-month intervals

a quarterly premium

: recurring, issued, or spaced at 3-month intervals

: divided into heraldic quarters or compartments

quarterly

3 of 3

noun

plural quarterlies

: a periodical published four times a year

Examples of quarterly in a Sentence

Adjective The company holds quarterly meetings.

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Adverb

The assessment, which is compiled from United States Census Bureau data and updated quarterly, showed that while most states also saw vehicles most drastically impacted from a cost perspective, some buck the trend. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The 15 business leaders on the list will meet with the mayor and Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su quarterly to advise moves on the city's economy. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Burlington Stores McShane also said investors should buy weakness in the off-price clothing retailer after Burlington's mixed quarterly report in late August. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 During the last legislative session, the GOP supermajority implemented new guardrails, including a law requiring quarterly spending reports to legislative leaders. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Noun

Reporting quarterly is good for investors and good for the company. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 July 2026 Without a C-suite sponsor empowered to align incentives, tie outcomes to compensation and resolve trade-offs quarterly, AI becomes a mosaic of local optimizations rather than a source of enterprise differentiation. — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarterly

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quarterly was in the 15th century

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Kids Definition

quarterly

1 of 3 adverb

quar·ter·ly ˈkwȯ(r)t-ər-lē

: four times a year

interest compounded quarterly

quarterly

2 of 3 adjective

: coming or happening every three months

quarterly premium

quarterly meeting

quarterly

3 of 3 noun

plural quarterlies

: a magazine published four times a year

quarterly

adverb

adjective

noun

Examples of quarterly in a Sentence

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