quarterly: Meaning and Definition of

quar•ter•ly

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.

1. a periodical issued every three months.

1. by quarters; once each quarter of a year: The bank pays interest quarterly.
1. with division into four quarters.
2. in the four quarters of an escutcheon.