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 eight-episode season kicks off with three episodes and will then be released weekly on Wednesdays. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

New episodes will be released weekly and made available on Peacock the next day. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Adjective

Buzzy restaurant Little Fish hosts a weekly Sunday fish market inside the store, selling local, sustainable seafood through a recurring pop-up. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

The counter is to pre-schedule connection, a weekly dinner, a standing walk with a friend, a weekend hike, before isolation becomes the default. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Noun

In August 2023, Student Publications began talks about buying the Sun and the Economist after the weeklies’ then owner reached out about selling the publications. — Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

The partnership produced Hulu’s electric new hit, which premiered July 27 with three episodes before rolling out the rest weekly through August 31. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

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