Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quarterly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.
1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly
seasons.
2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,
quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. {Quarterlies}.
A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in
a year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.
1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns
are made quarterly.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quarterly
adj : of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly
report"
n : a periodical that is published every quarter
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: {every quarter}]
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