quarterly

[kwawr-ter-lee]

quar·ter·ly

[kwawr-ter-lee] adjective, noun, plural quar·ter·lies, adverb
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
3.
a periodical issued every three months.

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Quarterly is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
adverb
4.
by quarters; once each quarter of a year: The bank pays interest quarterly.
5.
Heraldry.
a.
with division into four quarters.
b.
in the four quarters of an escutcheon.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see quarter, -ly
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quarterly (ˈkwɔːtəlɪ)
 
adj
1.  occurring, done, paid, etc, at intervals of three months
2.  of, relating to, or consisting of a quarter
 
n , -lies
3.  a periodical issued every three months
 
adv
4.  once every three months
5.  heraldry into or in quarters: a shield divided quarterly

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