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

Two new episodes will arrive weekly. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Also, employees will be paid weekly starting in August, a move the company said is in response to barista feedback. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Adjective

The event sees a weekly gathering of volunteers who analyze monthly field data on green sea turtles seen in the San Gabriel River. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026

Get Inside Wealth directly to your inbox The Inside Wealth newsletter by Robert Frank is your weekly guide to high-net-worth investors and the industries that serve them. —Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

Noun

Other best practices include regular pet grooming, changing HVAC filters regularly, using doormats, and washing bedding weekly. —Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026

Try replacing red meat with beans at one meal weekly. —Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 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