Standard Lemma guide

quarterly

adj · adv · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • quarterly rent payments

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

(of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • The arms of Hohenzollern is quarterly argent and sable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Once every quarter year (three months).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

In the four, or in two diagonally opposite, quarters of a shield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A periodical publication that appears four times per year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • quarterly report

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

in three month intervals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • interest is compounded quarterly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: every quarter

Antonyms: none provided

8

adverb

Meaning 8

in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • two coats of arms borne quarterly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: series, serial, serial publication

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English quarter Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English quarterly From quarter + -ly (adjectival).

Etymology tree English quarter Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English quarterly From quarter + -ly (adverbial suffix).

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тримесечен (trimesečen) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Catalan: trimestral — occurring once every quarter year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每季的 (měijì de) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Czech: čtvrtletní — occurring once every quarter year
  • Danish: kvartals- — occurring once every quarter year
  • Dutch: per kwartaal — occurring once every quarter year
  • Estonian: kvartali- — occurring once every quarter year
  • Finnish: neljännesvuosittainen — occurring once every quarter year
  • Finnish: neljännesvuosi- — occurring once every quarter year
  • French: trimestriel — occurring once every quarter year
  • Georgian: კვარტალური (ḳvarṭaluri) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Georgian: სამთვიანი (samtviani) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Georgian: სამთვიური (samtviuri) — occurring once every quarter year
  • German: vierteljährlich — occurring once every quarter year
  • German: dreimonatlich — occurring once every quarter year
  • Hindi: त्रैमासिक (traimāsik) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Interlingua: trimestral — occurring once every quarter year
  • Italian: trimestrale — occurring once every quarter year
  • Polish: kwartalny — occurring once every quarter year
  • Portuguese: trimestral — occurring once every quarter year
  • Russian: кварта́льный (kvartálʹnyj) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Russian: ежекварта́льный (ježekvartálʹnyj) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Russian: трёхме́сячный (trjoxmésjačnyj) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Spanish: trimestral — occurring once every quarter year
  • Tagalog: tatluhang-buwanan — occurring once every quarter year
  • Thai: รายไตรมาส (raai-dtrai-mâat) — occurring once every quarter year
  • Turkish: trimestırâl — occurring once every quarter year
  • Turkish: çeyrekyıllık — occurring once every quarter year
  • Turkish: üçaylık — occurring once every quarter year
  • Catalan: quarterat — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Danish: kvadreret — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Danish: firdelt — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Dutch: gevierendeeld — divided into four parts crosswise
  • French: écartelé — divided into four parts crosswise
  • German: Vierung — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Italian: inquartato — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Polish: kwartalny — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Portuguese: esquartelado — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Spanish: acuartelado — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Spanish: cuartelado — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Swedish: kvadrerad — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Swedish: fyrdelad — divided into four parts crosswise
  • Catalan: trimestralment — once every quarter year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每季地 (měijì de) — once every quarter year
  • Czech: čtvrtletně — once every quarter year
  • Dutch: driemaandelijks — once every quarter year
  • Estonian: kord kvartalis — once every quarter year
  • Finnish: neljännesvuosittain — once every quarter year
  • Finnish: neljänneksittäin — once every quarter year
  • Finnish: vuosineljänneksittäin — once every quarter year
  • French: trimestriellement — once every quarter year
  • German: vierteljährlich — once every quarter year
  • German: quartalsweise — once every quarter year
  • Hindi: त्रैमासिक (traimāsik) — once every quarter year
  • Hungarian: negyedévente — once every quarter year
  • Indonesian: per kuartal — once every quarter year
  • Interlingua: trimestralmente — once every quarter year
  • Italian: trimestralmente — once every quarter year
  • Japanese: 四半期毎 (shihanki-goto) — once every quarter year
  • Polish: kwartalnie — once every quarter year
  • Portuguese: trimestralmente — once every quarter year
  • Russian: покварта́льно (pokvartálʹno) — once every quarter year
  • Russian: ежекварта́льно (ježekvartálʹno) — once every quarter year
  • Russian: раз в три ме́сяца (raz v tri mésjaca) — once every quarter year
  • Spanish: trimestralmente — once every quarter year
  • Swedish: kvartalsvis — once every quarter year
  • Turkish: üç ayda bir — once every quarter year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 季刊 (jìkān) — periodical publication
  • Estonian: kvartaliajakiri — periodical publication
  • Finnish: neljännesvuosijulkaisu — periodical publication
  • German: Vierteljahresschrift — periodical publication
  • Japanese: 季刊 (kikan) — periodical publication
  • Japanese: 季刊誌 (kikanshi) — periodical publication
  • Korean: 계간 (gyegan) — periodical publication
  • Korean: 계간지 (gyeganji) — periodical publication
  • Northern Kurdish: kovara sêmehî — periodical publication
  • Polish: kwartalnik — periodical publication
  • Russian: трёхме́сячник (trjoxmésjačnik) — periodical publication
  • Scottish Gaelic: ràitheachan — periodical publication
  • Vietnamese: quý san — periodical publication
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