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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Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The themed menu rotates quarterly, and dishes are never repeated.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The number is a full percentage point above the 6.1 percent industrial vacancy rate from just a year prior, and well above the 4.8 percent 10-year quarterly average from 2015 to 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 July 2025
Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The original data was derived from the Global Leaders Corp Com quarterly 10-Q report dated March 10, 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Have an up-to-date disaster recovery and business continuity plan, tested quarterly.
—Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The themed menu rotates quarterly, and dishes are never repeated.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
Adjective
This momentum has persisted, with a revenue growth rate of 25.1% bringing total revenues to $2.6 billion over the past twelve months, and a quarterly growth rate of 25.4% resulting in $616 million for the latest quarter.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The number is a full percentage point above the 6.1 percent industrial vacancy rate from just a year prior, and well above the 4.8 percent 10-year quarterly average from 2015 to 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 July 2025
Noun
However, the responsibility for collecting the tax would fall on remittance transfer providers, which would be responsible for paying the tax quarterly to the government.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The original data was derived from the Global Leaders Corp Com quarterly 10-Q report dated March 10, 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Quarterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterly. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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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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