1
a
: occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daily needs
b
: issued every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
c
: of or providing for every day
a daily schedule
2
a
: reckoned by the day
average daily wage
b
: covering the period of or based on a day
daily statistics
1
: every day
Take one pill twice daily.
2
: every weekday
They serve lunch at school daily.
plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
3
dailies plural
: the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6
Synonyms
Examples of daily in a Sentence
Adjective
It has changed every aspect of daily life.
I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.
daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face
There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.
She reads the daily paper each morning.
Their average daily wage is only five dollars.
She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.
Noun
the city's two largest dailies
hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
While the Earl of Mansfield currently lives there with his family, Scone Palace is open daily for tours for about seven months out of the year.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
As many as 80,000 people could be going through SAN daily, a bit higher than over Thanksgiving.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
From large bills to minor daily purchases like coffee or snacks, diligently recording every transaction helps create a complete financial picture.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Indeed, the average adult takes between 3,500 and 7,000 steps daily.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
While the Earl of Mansfield currently lives there with his family, Scone Palace is open daily for tours for about seven months out of the year.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
The new dedicated scone shop offers a variety of twists on the classic sweet treat—all baked fresh daily.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
As many as 80,000 people could be going through SAN daily, a bit higher than over Thanksgiving.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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daily
1 of 2 adjective
dai·ly
ˈdā-lē 
1
a
: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
b
: of or relating to every day
daily visitor
2
: figured in terms of one day
daily wages
daily
adverb
daily
2 of 2 noun
plural dailies
: a newspaper published every weekday
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