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Quartal

quarter, three-month period

noun kvar-TAHL Rare
Time Time Expressions

Origin: from Latin quartus 'fourth'

Usage Note

Quartal divides the year into four periods of three months each. It is the standard unit for financial and business reporting: das zweite Quartal (Q2). Quartalsbericht ('quarterly report') and quartalsweise ('quarterly') are common derivatives.

Examples

"Das Unternehmen veröffentlichte seine Quartalsergebnisse am Dienstag."

Natural Translation

The company published its quarterly results on Tuesday.

Literal Translation

The company published its quarter-results on Tuesday.

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