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

Plan quarterly, and tie every decision to present reality rather than a guess about the future. — Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The outside dryer vent should be cleaned and checked quarterly to increase the airflow in your dryer. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Hurree offers monthly, quarterly, or annual terms, customer's choice, from the first day. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Speaking to Wall Street analysts Friday on the company’s quarterly earnings call, Hirsch declined to state a number of subscribers, in keeping with the company’s decision to stop breaking out that metric. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 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