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
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
3
dailies plural
: the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6
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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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
To be included in the index, stocks must be traded in the U.S. with sufficient daily volume and a market capitalization greater than $50 million.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
While the apartments are self-service, breakfast items for the following day are replaced every day between noon and 4 p.m., and fresh bread is delivered between 8 and 8:30 p.m. daily.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Jay Cannon, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Head coach Mike Vrabel has been reinforcing his new culture daily, instilling habits at practice, in the weight room and during meetings.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
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Adjective
While other editors navigated the daily grind in a visible state of exhaustion, Wintour, with her signature bob, dark sunglasses, and famously enigmatic composure, cultivated an air of mystery and authority that few could emulate.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
To be included in the index, stocks must be traded in the U.S. with sufficient daily volume and a market capitalization greater than $50 million.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Adverb
Take five to 10 minutes daily to observe your thoughts without judgment or reaction.
—Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
While the apartments are self-service, breakfast items for the following day are replaced every day between noon and 4 p.m., and fresh bread is delivered between 8 and 8:30 p.m. daily.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Noun
Pega 2, 3, 4: 2 p.m. (Day) and 9 p.m. (Night) daily.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Head coach Mike Vrabel has been reinforcing his new culture daily, instilling habits at practice, in the weight room and during meetings.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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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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