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

These companies aren’t monitored the way that public companies are, reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

Homeowners Association dues are $123 quarterly per household, Paffenroth said. —Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025

Adjective

Plus, quarterly earnings in early September didn’t help investor sentiment either. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

In its latest quarterly report, Kroger said delivery sales grew 20% so far this year, compared with 15% overall growth of its digital sales. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025

Noun

Although originally slated as a quarterly for 50 cents a year, on July 13, 1910, Women’s Wear bows as a daily afternoon paper at 1 cent an issue. —Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

Some of the 20th century’s most notable authors, including T.S. Eliot and Flannery O’Connor, appeared in the pages of The Sewanee Review, America’s oldest continuously published literary quarterly. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 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