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

Premieres Friday, August 21 at 9 pm ET on HBO and HBO Max with four episodes airing weekly on Fridays, and the finale on September 11. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

New installments drop weekly on Thursdays, exclusive to Prime Video. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Adjective

The same statement says the balance of financing will come through regular weekly bill auctions, cash management bills, and the monthly coupon auctions whose sizes are already fixed. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Jack Hosking, the 90-year-old retired former head of a title insurance company, organizes a weekly coffee to discuss political and community issues. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Noun

In 1990, according to one survey, fifty-five per cent of Americans aged eighteen to sixty-four reported having sex weekly; by 2024, a mere thirty-seven per cent did. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Under the collective bargaining agreement, first-year players receive a $2,000 weekly per diem during training camp and the preseason. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 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