Definition of "quarterly" in English

adjective

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

   • quarterly rent payments

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

   • The arms of Hohenzollern is quarterly argent and sable.

noun

1. A periodical publication that appears four times per year.

adverb

1. Once every quarter year (three months).

2. (heraldry) In the four, or in two diagonally opposite, quarters of a shield.