weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
Synonyms of weeklynext
: 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
As of Monday, March 9, there are 1,176 chapters, with new chapters released weekly, except during breaks, throughout the year. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 In fact, JPMorgan has already deployed a large language model used by 150,000 employees weekly, and CEO Jamie Dimon acknowledged that productivity gains from AI could mean the bank will employ fewer people in the coming years. Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
That weekly window is usually a doubleheader, free from local blackouts but exclusive to Apple TV. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Smith’s weekly paintings speak out often against the current administration, and Smith has been particularly vocal on the ICE raids. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
Cutting a few miles several times weekly could save a fill-up or two. Keith Laing, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 An average of 31 million people tuned in weekly at its ratings peak in 2006 to hear Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee belt their hearts out in a battle for the title. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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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