weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
: every week : once a week : by the week

weekly

2 of 3

adjective

1
: occurring, appearing, or done weekly
weekly meetings
2
: reckoned by the week
weekly rental rates

weekly

3 of 3

noun

plural weeklies
: a weekly newspaper or periodical

Examples of weekly in a Sentence

Adjective I make weekly trips to the grocery store.
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Adverb
The first two episodes of IMO will be released on Wednesday, with new episodes dropping weekly after that. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on May 1. Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Believe it or not, despite the major market averages still within shouting distance of all-time highs, the latest weekly Sentiment Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed only 19.4% of folks on Main Street were bullish. John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The email stated that weekly submissions would be required by Monday at 11:59 p.m. Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
Frontier will also begin flights to Aruba (AUA) weekly from Atlanta after a pause in that route. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025 Likewise, eating at least 8 ounces of fatty fish weekly is encouraged during pregnancy. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weekly

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekly was in the 15th century

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“Weekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective
week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
1
: occurring, done, produced, or published every week
2
: figured by the week
a weekly wage
weekly adverb

weekly

2 of 2 noun
plural weeklies
: a weekly publication

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