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

The first three episodes will be released simultaneously, with new episodes arriving weekly on Tuesdays. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Three episodes of Only Murders in the Building season five air at launch, then weekly on Tuesdays through October 28, 2025. —Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

Adjective

In the new 10-episode installment (Hulu, weekly), Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Mabel Mora (Gomez) and Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) investigate the death of the building’s longtime doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca), found in an Arconia building fountain in the Season 4 finale. —Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Get a weekly round up of the top tech stories from around the world in your inbox every Friday. —Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025

Noun

If we’re already getting paid monthly—aligned with our bills—why shift to weekly? —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Little-Turnstile, High Holborn, London, Spence turned out a penny weekly called Pig’s Meat; or lessons for the swinish multitude. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 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