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
New challenges will be released weekly over the course of 12 weeks to maximize on engagement. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 New episodes of the eight-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays. Matt Minton, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The Agenda Kristen Stewart originates Inside Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian’s Sapphic Fever Dream on Steroids Sign up for ’s weekly newsletter here. James Factora, Them, 24 Jan. 2025 For a dash of humor, the magazine developed Laugh Lines, a weekly digital game that challenges players to place New Yorker cartoons in chronological order, according to when they were published. The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
The rankings will be published on the Hotline weekly throughout the regular season. Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 16, 2025. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 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

Dictionary Entries Near weekly

Cite this Entry

“Weekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekly. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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