month·ly
ˈmən(t)th-lē 
plural monthlies
1
: a monthly periodical
2
monthlies plural
: a menstrual period
1
: lasting a month
2
a
: of or relating to a month
b
: payable or reckoned by the month
3
: occurring or appearing every month
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Curbed Staff, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2023
In the United States, more than 70 million people use Alexa monthly, according to Insider Intelligence.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
That’s right, the major retailer is constantly updating its catalog monthly with hundreds of new arrivals that will excite any traveler.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
Same total payments but a much smoother retirement ride with the monthlies.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
Her mainstay was her column on art for Details, the influential downtown monthly, which published her more or less continuously from 1982 until her death.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
In an age when editors of monthlies must compete, seemingly impossibly, with the daily dopamine hits of ’grams and memes and TikToks, The World of Interiors appears to occupy an earlier, more dignified era.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019
This week’s chart presents a more nuanced element of the study in which neighborhoods were ranked based on what percent of the list price monthlies made up.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
NoHo, where the median list price for one-bedrooms was $1.8 million, had the city’s highest median monthlies, $1,876 a month.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
Brett Owens, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Come March, the staff starts meeting monthly to discuss potential titles.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
The Premium plan launches in Australia for A$13.99 ($9.10) monthly and A$124.99 ($81.30) annually.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
But as the world shifted around them, members of the book club continued to meet monthly.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
In Austin, the company meets monthly with a task force that includes several city department representatives to discuss issues.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Cord cutters who want to watch their local ABC channel live can subscribe to the Hulu with Live TV ad-free plan that includes Disney+ and ESPN+ for only $49.99 monthly for the first three months.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
Recipients can receive either food — distributed by an aid group working with WFP — or $25 in cash monthly.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Jen, who lives in California, flies to Massachusetts monthly to assess patients and create an exercise plan to meet each individual’s needs and goals.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2023
Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
The $77 million budget was unanimously approved Thursday by Benton County's justices of the peace at the Quorum Court's monthly meeting.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023
Naturally, Billboard’s monthly Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks column will not cover every last track, but our Spotify playlist — which is linked below — will expand on the 10 highlighted songs.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
Its partnership with the Associated Press, now more than a decade old, provides monthly snapshots of current attitudes along with trend data from the onset of the partnership.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Stocks ended November with a bang, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 520 points on Thursday and financial markets posting their biggest monthly gain in more than a year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
The majority of California households must have a monthly gross income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level to qualify for SNAP.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
Pick two favorite flavors for monthly delivery, and receive accessories in your first shipment.
—Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
YouTube Shorts has 2 billion logged-in monthly users, according to Alphabet, and as of March, TikTok had roughly 150 million monthly active users in the U.S.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
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Noun
The monthlies are high — over $5,500 — but Schwarzkopf could see an all-cash buyer who doesn’t mind.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2023
In the United States, more than 70 million people use Alexa monthly, according to Insider Intelligence.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
That’s right, the major retailer is constantly updating its catalog monthly with hundreds of new arrivals that will excite any traveler.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
Same total payments but a much smoother retirement ride with the monthlies.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
Her mainstay was her column on art for Details, the influential downtown monthly, which published her more or less continuously from 1982 until her death.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
In an age when editors of monthlies must compete, seemingly impossibly, with the daily dopamine hits of ’grams and memes and TikToks, The World of Interiors appears to occupy an earlier, more dignified era.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019
This week’s chart presents a more nuanced element of the study in which neighborhoods were ranked based on what percent of the list price monthlies made up.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
NoHo, where the median list price for one-bedrooms was $1.8 million, had the city’s highest median monthlies, $1,876 a month.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
Adverb
Which means price gains on top of a 7.4% payout, paid monthly.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Come March, the staff starts meeting monthly to discuss potential titles.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
The Premium plan launches in Australia for A$13.99 ($9.10) monthly and A$124.99 ($81.30) annually.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
But as the world shifted around them, members of the book club continued to meet monthly.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
In Austin, the company meets monthly with a task force that includes several city department representatives to discuss issues.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Cord cutters who want to watch their local ABC channel live can subscribe to the Hulu with Live TV ad-free plan that includes Disney+ and ESPN+ for only $49.99 monthly for the first three months.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
Recipients can receive either food — distributed by an aid group working with WFP — or $25 in cash monthly.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Jen, who lives in California, flies to Massachusetts monthly to assess patients and create an exercise plan to meet each individual’s needs and goals.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2023
Adjective
It’s got monthly and weekly pages as well as tabs for quick flipping, monthly goals, to-do lists, reviews, and all the major holidays marked.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
The $77 million budget was unanimously approved Thursday by Benton County's justices of the peace at the Quorum Court's monthly meeting.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023
Naturally, Billboard’s monthly Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks column will not cover every last track, but our Spotify playlist — which is linked below — will expand on the 10 highlighted songs.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
Its partnership with the Associated Press, now more than a decade old, provides monthly snapshots of current attitudes along with trend data from the onset of the partnership.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Stocks ended November with a bang, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 520 points on Thursday and financial markets posting their biggest monthly gain in more than a year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
The majority of California households must have a monthly gross income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level to qualify for SNAP.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
Pick two favorite flavors for monthly delivery, and receive accessories in your first shipment.
—Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
YouTube Shorts has 2 billion logged-in monthly users, according to Alphabet, and as of March, TikTok had roughly 150 million monthly active users in the U.S.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
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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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