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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Quarterly

· Quar·ter·ly · IPA /kwˈɔrtərliː/
01 a. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
  1. 1.
    Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
  2. 2.
    Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
02 n. A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
pl. Quarterlies
  1. 1.
    A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
03 adv. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
  1. 1.
    By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
  2. 2.
    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.(Her.)