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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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Members will meet quarterly and will not be paid for their time.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 24 May 2026
The firms most eager to be free of quarterly reporting and executive pay disclosure are not the small entrepreneurial companies the SEC wants to champion.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
After the initial 120-day window, check-ins shift to quarterly and then ultimately annually.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adverb
Capital Southwest recently converted its payout system from quarterly to monthly distributions.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Members will meet quarterly and will not be paid for their time.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Adjective
The company recently announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to roughly 34 cents per common unit.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 24 May 2026
The firms most eager to be free of quarterly reporting and executive pay disclosure are not the small entrepreneurial companies the SEC wants to champion.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Noun
Morris will be required to verify his registration quarterly for the rest of his life.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
After the initial 120-day window, check-ins shift to quarterly and then ultimately annually.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Quarterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterly. Accessed 29 May. 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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