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
New episodes will be available to stream weekly on Fridays on the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 Novo’s current treatments are injected weekly, and side-effects are typically gastrointernal. Tasmin Lockwood,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Get more East Valley news straight into your email inbox by signing up for our free weekly East Valley Newsletter, which comes out on Wednesdays. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
New episodes of Bookmarked with Reese’s Book Club air weekly. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 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 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 11 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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