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

Licensees typically have to report royalties on a regular basis, often quarterly. — David Born, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Warshaw, the monitor, tracks compliance with Snow’s orders and reports the department’s progress quarterly. — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 25 June 2026

Adjective

In its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, Micron said revenue in the latest period more than quadrupled, and its gross margin more than doubled to almost 85% from 39% a year ago. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2026

Administrators work with families to submit quarterly reports to the city’s Education Department as required by law for home-school students. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Noun

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

Tuesday’s earnings marked Live Nation’s first quarterly since the antitrust decision last month, where a jury determined that the company violated antitrust laws and functioned as a monopoly. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 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