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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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Nearly 50% of employees reported in the Human Workplace Index that their companies have updated how success is measured in performance reviews compared to pre-pandemic times, with the majority of companies conducting these assessments annually or quarterly.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Joseph Longo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Gap wasn’t the only company feeling some of the holiday spirit while beating quarterly results and raising forecasts.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Citi analyst Atif Malik similarly modeled a bigger quarterly beat and raise beginning in the April quarter, expecting Nvidia’s gross margins to improve on the Blackwell transition.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adverb
The interest rate is reset quarterly based on treasury debt rates.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Nearly 50% of employees reported in the Human Workplace Index that their companies have updated how success is measured in performance reviews compared to pre-pandemic times, with the majority of companies conducting these assessments annually or quarterly.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
This annual operational assessment can be supplemented quarterly as needed, typically as part of a quarterly business review (QBR) process.
—Joseph Longo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Gap wasn’t the only company feeling some of the holiday spirit while beating quarterly results and raising forecasts.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
The company generated record quarterly operating cash flows of $254 million.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Citi analyst Atif Malik similarly modeled a bigger quarterly beat and raise beginning in the April quarter, expecting Nvidia’s gross margins to improve on the Blackwell transition.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Quarterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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