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
Examples of quarterly in a Sentence
Adjective
The company holds quarterly meetings.
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Members meet quarterly to nominate charities, choose three at random, and then vote on which to support with a $100 check.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The global strategy and management consulting firm surveyed 24,000 consumers globally and 2,000 in the United States for its latest quarterly report.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Section 4475, however, requires remittance transfer providers to remit the tax quarterly.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
How to redeem your savings Rewards are issued quarterly.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Members meet quarterly to nominate charities, choose three at random, and then vote on which to support with a $100 check.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
A lot of quarterly reports in the travel and leisure markets.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The global strategy and management consulting firm surveyed 24,000 consumers globally and 2,000 in the United States for its latest quarterly report.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
In the Haymarket, one of Beaverbrook’s first-floor suites, vintage Oscar Wilde posters coexist with a hardbound edition of the defunct British quarterly The Yellow Book.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Section 4475, however, requires remittance transfer providers to remit the tax quarterly.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Quarterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterly. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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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
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