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 Jackson County Legislature meets weekly to discuss and pass local ordinances, approve municipal contracts and set policies that have a countywide impact, particularly for the unincorporated parts of the county. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Furious began with a double episode premiere today, and will air weekly after that on Hulu and Disney Plus, since those are essentially the same service now. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Adjective

To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

The company announced in June that Codex had surpassed 5 million weekly active users, growing 6x since February. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Noun

The group has visited the platform weekly ever since, sometimes during lunch hours or evenings after work. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 18, 2026. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 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