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quarterly Definition

quar·terly (kwôrt′ər lē)

adjective

  1. occurring or appearing at regular intervals four times a year
  2. consisting of a quarter

adverb

  1. once every quarter of the year
  2. Heraldry in or by quarters, as a shield

noun pl. -·lies

a publication issued every three months

quarterly Synonyms

quarterly

modif.

by quarters, once every three months, once a quarter, periodically; see regularly 1, 2.

quarterly Finance Definition

Four times a year; every three months. There are four quarters in a year. Financial statements that report revenues and expenses are broken down into quarters by U.S. corporations. At the end of the year, annual financial statements are produced. Typically, dividends are paid quarterly.

quarterly Usage Examples

Converse of object

publish: The society publishes a quarterly called the " Cockney Ancestor " .

Adjective modifier

payable: Rent is payable quarterly in advance by standing order.

Modifies a noun

  • newsletter: Quarterly newsletter, coffee mornings, various social events, family events.
  • magazine: The Friends ' quarterly magazine, which is now in full color, contains articles about the Arboretum, trees, plants, gardens.
  • journal: Quarterly journal, gut reaction covers a wide variety of topics relating to IBS.
  • vol: Reading Research Quarterly, vol 34, no 3. Abstract prepared by the National Literacy Trust.
  • bulletin: New material is published in the Association's ` Journal ' and in its quarterly bulletin, " REPORT " .
  • installment: This will help large companies with the switch from 1999 to payment of their corporation tax by quarterly installments.

Modifying Another Word

  • approximately: Land Services MIP Reports have continued to evolve since the first report in April 2001 and are produced approximately quarterly.
  • usually: We email a newsletter usually quarterly, would you like to receive this?

Infinitive complement

  • monitor: A board of 25-30 trade unionists meets quarterly to monitor EDG's progress and decide on policy.
  • review: It was also agreed to meet quarterly to review progress.

Used with adjective complement

  • publish: These data are subsequently published quarterly in the CDR Weekly.
  • meet: For a small charity that only meets quarterly, ' quickly ' might mean ' within a month ' .
  • update: The Bosch Service Centers have their programs updated quarterly.
  • distribute: The IPA fellowship stipend will be distributed quarterly for the remainder of the four year period.
  • pay: The rental is to be paid quarterly in advance by bankers order.
  • hold: Full meetings are held quarterly with a full agency report.

Preposition: in

  • arrears: The loan notes mature on 9 May 2009 and bear interest at 8 % per annum, payable quarterly in arrears.
  • advance: Rent is payable quarterly in advance by standing order.