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

The first two episodes of IMO will be released on Wednesday, with new episodes dropping weekly after that. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on May 1. —Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025

Adjective

The Nasdaq Composite has lost 3%, trading more than 12% below a high-water mark reached in December, on pace for its fourth straight weekly decline. —Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025

Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Editorial StandardsForbes Accolades Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax, law, and financial crimes. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Noun

Frontier will also begin flights to Aruba (AUA) weekly from Atlanta after a pause in that route. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025

Likewise, eating at least 8 ounces of fatty fish weekly is encouraged during pregnancy. —Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025

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