quarterly

quarterly
    adv 1: in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two
           coats of arms borne quarterly"
    2: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly"
       [syn: {quarterly}, {every quarter}]
    adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly
           report"
    n 1: a periodical that is published every quarter (or four
         issues per year)
    

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.
   1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly
      seasons.
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   2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,
      quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
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Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. {Quarterlies}.
   A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in
   a year.
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Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.
   1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns
      are made quarterly.
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   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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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "quarterly":
      annual, biannual, biennial, bimonthly, biweekly, catamenial,
      centenary, centennial, daily, daybook, decennial, diary, diurnal,
      ephemeris, fortnightly, gazette, hebdomadal, hourly, journal,
      magazine, menstrual, momentary, momently, monthly, newsmagazine,
      organ, periodical, pictorial, quotidian, review, secular,
      semestral, semiannual, semimonthly, semiweekly, semiyearly, serial,
      slick magazine, tertian, trade magazine, triennial, weekly,
      yearbook, yearly