month·ly
ˈmən(t)th-lē 
plural monthlies
1
: a monthly periodical
2
monthlies plural
: a menstrual period
1
: lasting a month
2
a
: of or relating to a month
b
: payable or reckoned by the month
3
: occurring or appearing every month
Synonyms
Examples of monthly in a Sentence
Noun
He reads one of the travel monthlies.
Adjective
The monthly meeting is today.
The regional manager visits the office on a monthly basis.
She writes a monthly column for the magazine.
the monthly total of traffic accidents
Recent Examples on the Web
Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Premiums for accident insurance, for example, can range from $6 to $20 monthly per employee for basic coverage, according to UnitedHealthcare.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Paresh Dave, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Meech was known for running a national drug enterprise throughout the 1980s, moving an average of 2,500 kilograms of cocaine monthly.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Charlie Fink, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Instagram is one of the most widely used apps in the world with over 2 billion monthly active users.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for monthly 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
This week is all about Manhattan living and high-ish monthlies.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Premiums for accident insurance, for example, can range from $6 to $20 monthly per employee for basic coverage, according to UnitedHealthcare.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Over 500 million people monthly use Meta AI, Zuckerberg said.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Meech was known for running a national drug enterprise throughout the 1980s, moving an average of 2,500 kilograms of cocaine monthly.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Last year, venerable social platform Second Life, with less than a million unique monthly users, generated approximately $60 million in revenue from such transactions on its platform last year.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Instagram is one of the most widely used apps in the world with over 2 billion monthly active users.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for monthly
Dictionary Entries Near monthly
Cite this Entry
“Monthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthly. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
monthly
1 of 2 adjective
month·ly
ˈmən(t)th-lē
1
: occurring, done, produced, or published every month
2
: due or calculated by the month
monthly salary
3
: lasting a month
monthly
adverb
monthly
2 of 2 noun
plural monthlies
1
: a monthly magazine
2
plural
: a menstrual period
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share