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

After overwhelming demand from fans, the residency soon expanded to an extensive 24 nights and will now run weekly in two-date increments from October 2026 through March 2027. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Clean blinds weekly or biweekly to prevent dust buildup and maintain their appearance. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Adjective

In a statement, historic preservation group Historic KC said the building once served as the headquarters of the Western Newspaper Union, whose services supplied thousands of weekly newspapers through the country in the early 1900s. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Last year, faith leaders led a weekly vigil in the Everglades to protest the state’s creation of the now-shuttered Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Noun

Pace Labs, which samples the park’s water weekly, retested the water that same day and is awaiting results Friday. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

Use vinegar weekly to dissolve stains, odors, and mineral buildup in your toilet bowl. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 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