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 eight-episode season kicks off with three episodes and will then be released weekly on Wednesdays. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

New episodes will be released weekly and made available on Peacock the next day. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Adjective

On Thursday, Tohn was attending a T-Mobile marketing event to promote the brand’s new T-Mix plan, which allows customers to choose certain weekly perks like food delivery and access to streaming services. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026

These same people will, however, blow hours on their dog, or cat, or lawn, or watching their city’s football team, or go on weekly nature hikes, et cetera. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Noun

Nor does a twice-weekly shinbone squeeze reproduce everything a walk, swim, or strength session does for a human body. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

To capture that premium while limiting time beyond the earnings announcement, the trade uses the November 4 weeklies. — Julia Spina, CNBC, 3 Nov. 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