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

The results are made public quarterly via an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

The incentive would be broken down into four installments of $2,500 to be paid quarterly in 2027. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

Adjective

Backed by Apollo and freed from quarterly scrutiny, CEO David Boone’s fast pivot is delivering double-digit sales and earnings gains. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 July 2026

As emergency fuel surcharges begin flowing into regular quarterly BAF calculations, shippers may effectively pay twice for the same fuel price increase, Komodromos said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 July 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

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

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