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
However, after racking up losses, the company decided to focus resources on its new six-passenger Delta class of ships, which Virgin Galactic has spent hundreds of millions developing and hopes to fly twice weekly. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday night, as the SEC does weekly, its teams released their first injury reports for the coming weekend. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Buzzy restaurant Little Fish hosts a weekly Sunday fish market inside the store, selling local, sustainable seafood through a recurring pop-up. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 The counter is to pre-schedule connection, a weekly dinner, a standing walk with a friend, a weekend hike, before isolation becomes the default. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
The choice for the November 13 weekly was made to avoid Nvidia's earnings report, expected around November 18. — Julia Spina, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Aurora has signed up several hundred members in its first eight months, Lowenstein said, with more than half using the app daily and more than 85% weekly. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 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

Rhymes for weekly

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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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