month·ly
ˈmən(t)th-lē 
plural monthlies
1
: a monthly periodical
2
monthlies plural
: a menstrual period
1
: lasting a month
the monthly revolution of the moon
2
a
: of or relating to a month
monthly statistics
b
: payable or reckoned by the month
my monthly salary
3
: occurring or appearing every month
a monthly meeting
Examples of monthly in a Sentence
Noun
He reads one of the travel monthlies.
Adjective
The monthly meeting is today.
The regional manager visits the office on a monthly basis.
She writes a monthly column for the magazine.
the monthly total of traffic accidents
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Letters will be mailed in December to let beneficiaries know what their new monthly will be, SSA said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
About 593,000 people in Kentucky receive SNAP benefits monthly, including some 230,000 children under the age of 18, according to the lawsuit.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Johnson hopes to keep options fresh with rotating monthly specials and seasonal soup offerings, including lobster bisque and cauliflower leek soup.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The monthlies, at $1,784, get you a part-time doorman and a live-in super, plus a bike room.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Letters will be mailed in December to let beneficiaries know what their new monthly will be, SSA said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Because the program – which is paid for by the federal government – sends out benefits monthly, the lapse in funding did not impact recipients for October.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
About 593,000 people in Kentucky receive SNAP benefits monthly, including some 230,000 children under the age of 18, according to the lawsuit.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The enhanced subsidies — put in place in 2021 — have helped millions of middle-class Americans pay less for their monthly premiums.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Johnson hopes to keep options fresh with rotating monthly specials and seasonal soup offerings, including lobster bisque and cauliflower leek soup.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Monthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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monthly
1 of 2 adjective
month·ly
ˈmən(t)th-lē
1
: occurring, done, produced, or published every month
2
: due or calculated by the month
monthly salary
3
: lasting a month
monthly
adverb
monthly
2 of 2 noun
plural monthlies
1
: a monthly magazine
2
plural
: a menstrual period
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