weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
Synonyms of weeklynext
: 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
Meanwhile, the remaining six episodes will release weekly until the Season 1 finale on April 30, 2025. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The limited series spans eight parts, each released weekly until the finale on May 1. — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The Nasdaq Composite has lost 3%, trading more than 12% below a high-water mark reached in December, on pace for its fourth straight weekly decline. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Editorial StandardsForbes Accolades Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax, law, and financial crimes. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through March 7, 2025. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 The money was supposed to help pay out $300 weekly to Ohioans receiving unemployment benefits, and more than 300,000 workers were impacted. — David Faris, Newsweek, 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

Rhymes for weekly

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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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