weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

This list is published weekly with closures since the previous week’s list. —Ian Wheeler, Oc Register, 14 June 2025

The support group met weekly to discuss common struggles people face while grieving. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 June 2025

Adjective

Housefull 5 inches close to $30 million global box office Housefull 5 had a good second weekend at the box office and became the ninth highest-grossing film at the global box office this week, on Comscore’s weekly list. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

For weekly updates on all the most pivotal and dramatic moments from Diddy’s trial, sign up for our newsletter: Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy, and check out the rest of our trial coverage here. —Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 17 June 2025

Noun

Kelly Phillips Erb Tax Breaks: Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Got a tip? —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through June 13, 2025. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025

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

Rhymes for weekly

• bleakly
• meekly
• weakly
• biweekly
• obliquely
• uniquely

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

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