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
dailies plural
: unedited movie footage processed or shared immediately after shooting for review by the cinematographer, director, or producer : rush entry 3 sense 6
3
: a quest or task in a video game that resets every day and for which a small bonus is given when completed
4
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
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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According to the Singaporean English language daily the Straits Times, Chou is known to be a collector, owning works by major figures like Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Adjective
Steinfeld gave birth to their baby girl last month, and Allen noted already feeling the effects of fatherhood on a daily basis.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Matthew Cole Raises the Alarm Our world has been flooded by a deluge of digital platforms, their ceaseless flow submerging our daily lives.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Adverb
Come in to the library to learn more and check out the many youth programs offered daily.
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According to the Singaporean English language daily the Straits Times, Chou is known to be a collector, owning works by major figures like Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
Wilson’s father was a Presbyterian minister, and Wilson read the Bible daily.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Both sides have accused the other daily of violating the ceasefire.
—May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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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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