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

The eight-episode season kicks off with three episodes and will then be released weekly on Wednesdays. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

New episodes will be released weekly and made available on Peacock the next day. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Adjective

On Thursday, Tohn was attending a T-Mobile marketing event to promote the brand’s new T-Mix plan, which allows customers to choose certain weekly perks like food delivery and access to streaming services. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026

These same people will, however, blow hours on their dog, or cat, or lawn, or watching their city’s football team, or go on weekly nature hikes, et cetera. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Noun

In August 2023, Student Publications began talks about buying the Sun and the Economist after the weeklies’ then owner reached out about selling the publications. — Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

The partnership produced Hulu’s electric new hit, which premiered July 27 with three episodes before rolling out the rest weekly through August 31. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 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