weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
: 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
According to LinkedIn statistics, only 1% of LinkedIn's monthly users share content weekly, but these users generate 9 billion impressions. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Since then, Drew and Goose have become inseparable friends, meeting weekly—often more—for hikes, dog park outings, and lazy hangouts at Drew's house. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The six-episode season releases weekly and stream on HBO's platform. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Get a weekly round up of the top tech stories from around the world in your inbox every Friday. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
On April 14, the boy’s older sister, now 19, told officials her mom would abuse her weekly between the ages of 5 and 13, the court document said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025 One nurse comes into her home weekly and recently another nurse comes in to bathe her. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 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 11 May. 2025.

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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