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quar⋅ter⋅ly

  [kwawr-ter-lee] adjective, noun, plural -lies, adverb
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–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.
–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 ME; see quarter, -ly
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quar·ter·ly   (kwôr'tər-lē)   
adj.  
  1. Made up of four parts.
  2. Being one of four parts.
  3. Occurring or appearing at three-month intervals: a quarterly magazine; a quarterly payment.
  4. Heraldry Having four sections. Used of a shield.
n.   pl. quar·ter·lies
  1. A publication issued regularly every three months.
  2. An examination given regularly every three months in some colleges.
adv.  In or by quarters.
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Quarterly

Quar"ter*ly\, a. 1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.

Quarterly

Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. Quarterlies. A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.

Quarterly

Quar"ter*ly\, adv. 1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.

2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
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Language Translation for : quarterly
Spanish: trimestral,
German: vierteljährlich,
Japanese: ３ケ月ごとの
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