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adverb week·ly \ˈwē-klē\

Definition of weekly

: every week : once a week : by the week

First Known Use of weekly

15th century

weekly

adjective week·ly

Definition of weekly

1 : occurring, appearing, or done weekly weekly meetings
2 : reckoned by the week weekly rental rates

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Examples of weekly in a Sentence

I make weekly trips to the grocery store.

Recent Examples of weekly from the Web

His musings are archived on davidroper.blogspot.com/ The Idaho Statesman's weekly faith column features a rotation of writers from many different faiths and perspectives.

— david roper, idahostatesman, "God answers prayer, but simply praying has benefits, too," 14 July 2017
Asked at his weekly news conference about Grassley's letter and whether Trump Jr. should testify, House Speaker Paul Ryan didn't object to the move.

— mary clare jalonick and eric tucker, chicagotribune.com, "Trump: Son's Russia meeting 'standard campaign practice'," 13 July 2017
THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications rose by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 248,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

— josh boak, The Seattle Times, "US weekly requests for jobless aid rise to still-low 248,000," 6 July 2017
Miranda isn’t alone; out of the almost 2,000 married people polled in a survey by the law firm Slater and Gordon almost 25 percent argued weekly—and 17 percent reported daily conflict—because of social media activity.

— carey purcell, Glamour, "It’s OK to Not Be Facebook Friends With Your S.O.," 6 July 2017
The trout plants will continue on a bi-weekly basis through September.

— sacbee, "Shad fishing still has promise as salmon season approaches," 3 July 2017
Weekly service on the Lakeshore South route has been suspended from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and after 6:30 p.m. on weekdays.

— carole carlson, Post-Tribune, "Without funding, GPTC could halt Lakeshore route," 3 July 2017
Carmel allows residents to set up camp on the gazebo lawn hours, even days, before the city's weekly Wednesday night concerts and annual, two-day Independence Day festival.

— andrew clark, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel tradition: Staking out 4th of July seats days early," 3 July 2017
And together with Mr. Mulroney, his father's rival, Trudeau has arranged for members of his cabinet fly to the US to meet with mayors, business leaders, journalists, and unions on an almost-weekly basis.

— dylan c. robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, "As US pulls back from world, Canada steps up to fill the gap," 30 June 2017

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First Known Use of weekly

15th century

weekly

noun week·ly

Definition of weekly

plural

weeklies

: a weekly newspaper or periodical

See weekly defined for English-language learners

Recent Examples of weekly from the Web

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Take me back to filming the finale.

— joey nolfi, PEOPLE.com, "RuPaul's Drag Race Runner-Up Has Message for Haters: 'Eat Your Words, B----!'," 24 June 2017
The decor at the tiny Williamsburg restaurant Abracadabra is pure Berkeley co-op circa 1997—yarn God’s-eyes, mismatched chairs, and a rack of alt-weeklies (which, yes, still exist).

— molly young, Bon Appetit, "13 Places to Eat Healthyish in NYC," 22 June 2017
And that’s just the special events, not counting the dozens of local tracks’ weekly shows.

— dave kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ganassi team arrives at Road America on top in IndyCar and NASCAR," 22 June 2017
Plenty of incentives are waiting at local libraries, who have weekly and sometimes daily events geared to all ages to encourage reading.

— laura groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Summer reading programs encourage all to hit the books," 8 June 2017
Among those who called out Trump for misleading the country and the world was Der Spiegel, the German news weekly that has already had some in-your-face covers taking aim at the president.

— chicagotribune.com, "Major energy firms plead with Trump to stay in Paris," 5 June 2017
Malkin started his career at Bay Windows, an LGBT weekly in Boston.

— chris gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Veteran Entertainment Journalist Marc Malkin Exiting E! News," 1 June 2017
The Portland Mercury, one of the city's alternative weeklies, posted an article with video clips of a man wearing a metal chain around his neck and draped in an American flag.

— CBS News, ""He made sure that we were loved": Son of Portland stabbing victim speaks out," 29 May 2017
The Portland Mercury, one of the city’s alternative weeklies, posted an article on its website saying Christian showed up at a free-speech march in late April with a baseball bat to confront protesters and the bat was confiscated by police.

— gilian flaccus, The Seattle Times, "Portland mayor: ‘Heroes’ died protecting women on train from anti-Muslim rant," 27 May 2017

First Known Use of weekly

1825

WEEKLY Defined for English Language Learners

weekly

adjective

Definition of weekly for English Language Learners

: happening, done, or made every week
: published once every week
: of or relating to one week

weekly

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Definition of weekly for English Language Learners

: a magazine or newspaper that is published once every week

WEEKLY Defined for Kids

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adjective week·ly \ˈwē-klē\

Definition of weekly for Students

1 : happening, done, or produced every week a weekly meeting a weekly newspaper
2 : figured by the week weekly wages In his pocket he found a nickel and a dime, all that was left of his weekly allowance … — George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square