Definition of quarterly
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: in heraldic quarters or quarterings
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: at 3-month intervals
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Fifi O’Neill’s magazines: Romantic Country, quarterly; Prairie Style, twice a year; French Country, annual; Rustic Weddings, annual; Boho Style, annual; Modern Country, premieres in November.
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City officials pointed out last month at a public meeting with the U.S. EPA and Justice Department that the average monthly bill has been just under $7, with a $19 increase per month projected -- although the bills go out quarterly.
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The suit seeks injunctive relief from a federal judge to reestablish stalled quarterly funding pledged by the Peroxisome Trust, established by heirs to the fortune of J. Howard Marshall II.
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The bond buyers required detailed financial information on Americo Life, and the company regularly filed quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Payments for those services – known as categorical payments – are supposed to come quarterly, but the state only recently made the first quarter payment, which was to be paid at the end of September 2016.
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That’s also why Simington spaces out her shows, changing them quarterly.
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The Department of Revenue suggests business owners make their tax payments quarterly.
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The fee typically is swept from your account, prorated and charged monthly or quarterly.
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First Known Use of quarterly
14th century
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Definition of quarterly
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: computed for or payable at 3-month intervals
- a quarterly premium
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: recurring, issued, or spaced at 3-month intervals
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: divided into heraldic quarters or compartments
Examples of quarterly in a Sentence
The company holds quarterly meetings.
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin's failures to disclose its expenditures were discovered after discrepancies were found in the group's October 2016 quarterly report.
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Citigroup Citigroup reported an $18 billion quarterly toss Tuesday — after paying $22 billion in repatriation taxes, according to Reuters.
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Hewlett Packard’s stock price has fallen by 7% following each of its last two quarterly reports.
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Houston's EOG Resources reported a big $2.4 billion quarterly profit that's largely derived from a roughly $2 billion, one-time benefit from the new U.S. tax law.
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The dividend news comes one day after Anadarko reported a nearly $1 billion quarterly profit almost entirely from benefits gained from the new U.S. tax law, covering up what would've been a small financial loss otherwise.
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Ellison, who has been talking up his new Cloud product for some time, teased the announcement of the new 18c on the Oracle quarterly earnings call last month in what has become a customary preview of large announcements planned for the conference.
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Houston chemicals maker LyondellBasell posted a nearly $1.1 billion quarterly profit that jumped 11 percent from last year.
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Also on the horizon are the first corporate earnings as the U.S. quarterly reporting season gets underway.
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First Known Use of quarterly
15th century
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Definition of quarterly
plural quarterlies
: a periodical published four times a year
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The Treasury may provide an update at its next quarterly refunding announcement on Wednesday.
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The store is known for its selection of local periodicals and newspapers, fine art catalogs, fashion quarterlies and other magazines and books.
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The organization's board of trustees unanimously voted to make the appointment at its June quarterly board meeting today, according to a CPAC news release.
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China’s largest internet company posted record quarterly sales and profit that topped all analysts’ estimates as blockbuster titles including Honour of Kings drove a billion-plus users on WeChat and QQ to spend on game items.
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Clifton Theriot, the library’s archivist and interim director, made the connection late last year after stumbling across an article in a genealogical quarterly about the Jesuit slaves who had been shipped to Louisiana.
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The Chinese e-commerce giant is seen reporting record quarterly revenue when results are unveiled Tuesday.
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First Known Use of quarterly
1818
QUARTERLY Defined for English Language Learners
quarterly
Definition of quarterly for English Language Learners
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: happening, done, or produced four times a year
quarterly
Definition of quarterly for English Language Learners
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: a magazine that is published four times a year
QUARTERLY Defined for Kids
Definition of quarterly for Students
: four times a year
- Interest is compounded quarterly.
Definition of quarterly for Students
: coming or happening four times a year
- They hold quarterly meetings.
Definition of quarterly for Students
plural quarterlies
: a magazine published four times a year
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