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weekly

American  
[week-lee] / ˈwik li /

adjective

  1. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a week, or every week.

    a weekly appointment with an analyst.

  2. computed or determined by the week.

    a special weekly rate.

  3. of or relating to a week or the working days in a week.

    a day of respite from our weekly labors.

adverb

  1. once a week; by the week.

    to visit someone weekly; to pay rent weekly.

noun

plural

weeklies

  1. a publication appearing once a week.

weekly British  
/ ˈwiːklɪ /

adjective

  1. happening or taking place once a week or every week

  2. determined or calculated by the week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. once a week or every week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a newspaper or magazine issued every week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

What does weekly mean? Weekly most commonly means once a week or every week.It can be used this way as an adjective, as in a weekly meeting, or an adverb, as in We plan to meet weekly. Something described as weekly may happen on the same day every week or simply once a week at any time.Weekly can also mean calculated by week, as in I used to have a weekly quota, but now it’s monthly. Weekly can also be used as a noun referring to a publication that’s published weekly, as opposed to daily or monthly, for example (a daily newspaper can be called a daily). It’s often used in the name of such publications, like Us Weekly. Example: New episodes of my weekly podcast come out every Monday.

Etymology

Origin of weekly

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; week, -ly

Example Sentences

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Find insight on the U.S. housing market, weekly average mortgage rate, Bitcoin and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early last year, Horning declined to renew permission for the sponsor of a weekly summer concert series to use a parcel of his property.

From The Wall Street Journal

Schools don’t want to have their coaches battling it out weekly with club coaches, which also would place additional pressure on athletes dealing with school work and then having to do double workouts.

From Los Angeles Times

The S&P 500 has struggled to break 7,000 and has not achieved consecutive weekly gains this year.

From Barron's

Companies would be able to extend workdays to 12 hours from eight, as long as the weekly cap stays at 48.

From The Wall Street Journal

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