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

Wiping down the handle to your dishwasher is a simple task to do every day to sanitize the surface while cleaning the bottom tray can be done weekly or monthly whenever particles are visible. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025

New episodes will drop weekly on Mondays with two episodes on December 1 and three episodes on December 8. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025

Adjective

Dallas could have won back-to-back games but left looking like a team that can’t count on its offense bailing out the defense on a weekly basis. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. —Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025

Noun

Key Takeaways While general guidelines suggest 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous cardio weekly, those aiming for weight loss may need up to 250 minutes or more. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025

Welcome back to In the Loop, TIME’s new twice-weekly newsletter about AI. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 28 Oct. 2025

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