quarterly

[kwawr-ter-lee] /ˈkwɔr tər li/
adjective
1.
occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year:
a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
2.
pertaining to or consisting of a quarter.
noun, plural quarterlies.
3.
a periodical issued every three months.
adverb
4.
by quarters; once each quarter of a year:
The bank pays interest quarterly.
5.
Heraldry.
  1. with division into four quarters.
  2. in the four quarters of an escutcheon.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English; see quarter, -ly
Examples from the web for quarterly
  • The idea that commercial outfits focused on the quarterly bottom line can or will do anything but incremental tweaking is rubbish.
  • We need to return to a balance between quarterly profits and long-term non-monetary investments.
  • Sam runs these relationships with an explicit business plan, a set budget, measurable goals and quarterly reviews.
  • Newspaper writers had their eye on quarterly pickings.
  • quarterly digital subscriptions are set to automatically renew at the time of purchase.
  • It still would have had better profit year-over-year without it, but the valuation bump helped to double its quarterly profits.
  • As with the annual rate, the quarterly rate also looks relatively good.
  • All you have to do is annualize that quarterly return.
  • The newsletter publishes on a quarterly basis, in full colour.
British Dictionary definitions for quarterly

quarterly

/ˈkwɔːtəlɪ/
adjective
1.
occurring, done, paid, etc, at intervals of three months
2.
of, relating to, or consisting of a quarter
noun (pl) -lies
3.
a periodical issued every three months
adverb
4.
once every three months
5.
(heraldry) into or in quarters: a shield divided quarterly
Word Origin and History for quarterly
adv.

early 15c., from quarter (n.) + -ly (2). As an adjective from 1560s, from -ly (1). As a noun, from 1830, "a quarterly publication," from the adjective.