QUARTERLY

a. n. adv.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

2.
a.

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

3.
n.

A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.

4.
adv.

By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.

5.
adv.

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.