quarterly

1 of 3

adverb

quar·​ter·​ly ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-lē 

1

: in heraldic quarters or quarterings

2

: at 3-month intervals

quarterly

2 of 3

adjective

1

: computed for or payable at 3-month intervals

a quarterly premium

2

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

3

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Requests are reviewed quarterly and evaluated alongside performance metrics to ensure fairness and alignment with company goals. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

If the deal comes to fruition, Pershing would receive an annual fee, paid quarterly, of 1.5% of Howard Hughes’ equity market capitalization. —Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025

Adjective

Analysts called the purchase price, $1.65 billion net of tax effects, reasonable, and said the deal should quickly add to profits for Celsius, which also reported its latest quarterly results. —Stan Choe The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025

As for cash returns, the company announced an 11% quarterly dividend hike to 68 cents per share. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025

Noun

The original data was derived from the Wolverine Resources Corp Com quarterly 10-Q report dated February 7, 2025. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025

The company generated record quarterly operating cash flows of $254 million in Q3 of 2024. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1818, in the meaning defined above

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