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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The event is the debut of Daley Ranch Discussions With Friends, which is expected to happen quarterly.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s according to ZipRecruiter’s latest Survey of New Hires, which the company publishes quarterly.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The plan is to update the maps quarterly, adding about 40,000 miles at a time until the network reaches about 750,000 miles.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s one higher than initial indications provided by the Fed’s dot plot (a chart updated quarterly projecting the interest rate’s short-term moves) but two lower than the Wall Street consensus of six cuts.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
Under the tax code, the interest rate for overpayments and underpayments is set quarterly.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
The group, which includes more than 325 members, meets quarterly to network, donate, learn about local nonprofits and vote for the nonprofits who should receive funding.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Florida must also ensure supply chain integrity, monitor and submit adverse event reports, comply with drug recall procedures, and report quarterly to the FDA.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Dana Hull, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Many banks require quarterly and annual internal audit reports.
—Alissa Jubelirer, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Apple will report its next quarterly earnings, including China sales, in early May.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Tesla recently shared its quarterly delivery report with investors, which included the company significantly missing delivery estimates, and having a rare year-over-year reduction in sales, Electrek reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card is getting some new quarterly statement credits for Hilton stays as well as the ability to earn 5x Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on non-Hilton purchases up to $100,000 per year.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Edison International, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Murder is at a 20-year high; someone is killed in the country roughly every 20 minutes, according to the most recent quarterly police crime statistics.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In the first quarter alone, Alibaba spent $4.8 billion in buybacks, its second biggest quarterly repurchase in history.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
The news was announced just weeks after official data showed foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country had hit a record quarterly low amid a slump in business confidence.
—Laura He, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
The quarterly, whose relaunch was announced Thursday, will resume publication with its full existing editorial team and produce its first new issue this August.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
In 1922, the Council on Foreign Relations launched Foreign Affairs after acquiring the future publication rights for an existing quarterly called the Journal of International Relations—which, until just a few years earlier, had been known as the Journal of Race Development.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Under Claman’s bill, Turo would impose the 10% vehicle-rental tax on the renter at the point of sale through its app or website, and the company would then remit tax revenue to the state quarterly.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
Gross bookings grew 19% in 2022, and its mobility business reached an all-time quarterly high at the end of the year.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 4 May 2023
His demanding prose style was forged in an era when small-circulation quarterlies still had some cachet.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The British Property Federation estimates that the total March quarterly rent bill for U.K. retailers and leisure operators is about 2.5 billion pounds.
—Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
Adverb
Alaska Airlines has announced the launch of its new Global Getaways program, offering up to 50 percent off award flights to a list of destinations that will change quarterly.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The event is the debut of Daley Ranch Discussions With Friends, which is expected to happen quarterly.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
That’s according to ZipRecruiter’s latest Survey of New Hires, which the company publishes quarterly.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The plan is to update the maps quarterly, adding about 40,000 miles at a time until the network reaches about 750,000 miles.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s one higher than initial indications provided by the Fed’s dot plot (a chart updated quarterly projecting the interest rate’s short-term moves) but two lower than the Wall Street consensus of six cuts.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
Under the tax code, the interest rate for overpayments and underpayments is set quarterly.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
The group, which includes more than 325 members, meets quarterly to network, donate, learn about local nonprofits and vote for the nonprofits who should receive funding.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Florida must also ensure supply chain integrity, monitor and submit adverse event reports, comply with drug recall procedures, and report quarterly to the FDA.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Tesla reported vehicle deliveries early this month that missed expectations by a wide margin, posting its first quarterly decline in four years.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Many banks require quarterly and annual internal audit reports.
—Alissa Jubelirer, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Apple will report its next quarterly earnings, including China sales, in early May.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Tesla recently shared its quarterly delivery report with investors, which included the company significantly missing delivery estimates, and having a rare year-over-year reduction in sales, Electrek reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card is getting some new quarterly statement credits for Hilton stays as well as the ability to earn 5x Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on non-Hilton purchases up to $100,000 per year.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Edison International, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Murder is at a 20-year high; someone is killed in the country roughly every 20 minutes, according to the most recent quarterly police crime statistics.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In the first quarter alone, Alibaba spent $4.8 billion in buybacks, its second biggest quarterly repurchase in history.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
Traders are already bracing for the Treasury to announce further increases to auction sizes at its next quarterly refunding on Nov. 1.
—Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
The news was announced just weeks after official data showed foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country had hit a record quarterly low amid a slump in business confidence.
—Laura He, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
The quarterly, whose relaunch was announced Thursday, will resume publication with its full existing editorial team and produce its first new issue this August.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
In 1922, the Council on Foreign Relations launched Foreign Affairs after acquiring the future publication rights for an existing quarterly called the Journal of International Relations—which, until just a few years earlier, had been known as the Journal of Race Development.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Under Claman’s bill, Turo would impose the 10% vehicle-rental tax on the renter at the point of sale through its app or website, and the company would then remit tax revenue to the state quarterly.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
Gross bookings grew 19% in 2022, and its mobility business reached an all-time quarterly high at the end of the year.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 4 May 2023
His demanding prose style was forged in an era when small-circulation quarterlies still had some cachet.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The British Property Federation estimates that the total March quarterly rent bill for U.K. retailers and leisure operators is about 2.5 billion pounds.
—Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
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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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