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
Lending further credence to a potential in-ring return, Natalya recently disclosed on the Insight With Chris Van Vliet podcast that Nikki has been training privately with her, flying in weekly to hone her skills. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 Beginning Wednesday, April 16, a new hour-long episode will be released weekly at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, and since Sherlock & Daughter airs on The CW, cord-cutters can watch the TV series on any live TV streaming service that carries the channel, including Fubo, DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV. Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
For instance, for the past three years, Griffith has hosted a weekly Thursday fitness segment sponsored by AARP, guiding seniors through online workouts. USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
The series will continue with one episode weekly, with the finale on Wednesday, May 14. Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025 Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North. Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 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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