quarterly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
  2. adjective of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
    • quarterly report
  3. adverb in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon
    • two coats of arms borne quarterly
  4. adverb in three month intervals
    every quarter.
    • interest is compounded quarterly

WordNet

Quar"ter*ly adjective
Definitions
  1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
  2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
Quar"ter*ly noun
Wordforms
plural Quarterlies
Definitions
  1. A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
Quar"ter*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
  2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.

Webster 1913