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

With half of Gen Z consumers already making beverage-only purchases weekly, afternoon drinks give operators another reason to reach customers outside breakfast, lunch and dinner. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Survey data cited by BofA found that nearly a quarter of sports bettors wager daily, while another third bet weekly. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The Broncos’ defensive backs get together for a weekly dinner, trying new restaurants and rotating who pays for the meal. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Researchers at rival companies later developed once-daily and then once-weekly options, followed by a pill version and a drug that acted on two hormone receptors to help patients lose even more weight. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Noun

That is the daily huddles, the manager, the template and the twice-weekly reviews running on code. — Albert Mikkelsen, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Clean your tub weekly, or every three to five days with heavy use. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Sep. 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