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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “quarterly”

“quarterly” is pronounced /ˈkwɔɹtɚli/ (KWAWR-tuh-lee) in American English and /kwɔːtəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “quar”.
The sound

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quarterly

/ˈkwɔɹtɚli/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwɔːtəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. quarkwɔɹstress
  2. tertɚ
  3. lyli
IPA (American)
/ˈkwɔɹtɚli/
IPA (British)
/kwɔːtəli/
Respelling
KWAWR-tuh-lee
Syllables
3 — QUAR-ter-ly
Stress
Stress the first syllable: QUAR-ter-ly. “quar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective, adverb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkwɔɹtɚli/

British

/kwɔːtəli/

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Meaning

What “quarterly” means

  1. noun

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

  2. adjective

    of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

    “quarterly report”

  3. adverb

    in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon

    “two coats of arms borne quarterly”

Say it in a sentence

“We publish quarterly figures at the end of each period.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“quarterly”, answered

How do you pronounce “quarterly”?

“quarterly” is pronounced /ˈkwɔɹtɚli/ (KWAWR-tuh-lee) in American English and /kwɔːtəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “quar”. Build it as QUAR-ter-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “quarterly” have?

3: quar · ter · ly. The beat lands on the first, “quar”.

Is “quarterly” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkwɔɹtɚli/ (KWAWR-tuh-lee); British English says /kwɔːtəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “quarterly” mean?

As a noun: a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) For example: “We publish quarterly figures at the end of each period.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “quarterly”?

Stress the first syllable: QUAR-ter-ly. “quar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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