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
Examples of quarterly in a Sentence
Adjective
The company holds quarterly meetings.
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Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
According to its contract with the bureau, the Health Science Center is supposed to send quarterly reports about dialysis treatment at Carswell to a bureau administrator.
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Adverb
How to redeem your savings Rewards are issued quarterly.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The website indicates the data is updated quarterly, and is sorted by year.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Meanwhile, discretionary retailers like Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle also exceeded quarterly estimates, and company leaders said consumer demand has been steady.
—Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
According to its contract with the bureau, the Health Science Center is supposed to send quarterly reports about dialysis treatment at Carswell to a bureau administrator.
—Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
The stock sank nearly 11% following a strong Thursday evening quarterly beat and guidance raise that got overshadowed by some misinterpreted remarks by management on the earnings call.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
My closet is currently undergoing its quarterly changing of the guard — a.k.a.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Quarterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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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
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