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

At the Wilshire/La Brea and Wilshire/Fairfax stations, local vendors are expected to operate coffee carts on weekday mornings, while farmers markets are planned weekly at both locations. —City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026

New episodes will be released weekly. —Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026

Adjective

Chipmaker Micron Technology surged nearly 38% for its best weekly performance since 2008. —Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 May 2026

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. —Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

Noun

Refresh water weekly or more often if needed. —Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026

The series will release new episodes every Friday weekly, with its tenth and final episode arriving on July 31. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 7 May 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