English Online Dictionary. What means quarterly? What does quarterly mean?
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From quarter + -ly (adjectival).
Adjective
quarterly (not comparable)
- Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.
- (heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Derived terms
- quarterly court
Related terms
- quarter day
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Noun
quarterly (plural quarterlies)
- A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
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Etymology 2
From quarter + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Adverb
quarterly (not comparable)
- Once every quarter year (three months).
- (heraldry) In the four, or in two diagonally opposite, quarters of a shield.
Derived terms
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See also
- grand-quarterly