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

One, lets call her Maria, lives in New York and sends money weekly to her parents in Guatemala. —Dean Debiase, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

Bookie season 2 premieres Thursday, Dec. 12 on Max, with new episodes dropping weekly. —Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Adjective

Therapists typically like to see clients at a regular cadence such as weekly or once every two weeks in order to meet treatment goals. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. —Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024

Noun

The rankings will be published on the Hotline weekly throughout the regular season. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024

Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Dec. 7, 2024. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024

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

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