weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
: 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.
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Adverb
Industry season four will run eight episodes, rolled out weekly, in which Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmina (Marisa Abela) continue their high-risk, high-reward personal and professional lifestyles. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 How To Clean Glass and Plastic Lampshades In addition to dusting weekly, deep clean glass and plastic lampshades as needed. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Chase’s one-game suspension will cost him his usual weekly paycheck of $448,333, as well as a $58,823 per-game active bonus, according to ESPN. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 One church in Bronzeville is going even further, offering weekly grocery giveaways to meet the growing demand. Jermont Terry, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Noun
According to Kosowsky, leaders at Oxford Valley Health meet with the Division of Quality Assurance weekly to review complaints previously levied against the facilities, and are using them as a guide for changes. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Seattle has a few blue-chip players who set the tone weekly, but facing this unit is like walking into a hornet’s nest and being swarmed from every direction. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weekly

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekly was in the 15th century

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“Weekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekly. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective
week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
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

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