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weekly

[week-lee]

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

/ ˈɾːɪ /

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of weekly1

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

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do you like about the weekly release?

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They have gluten-free doughnuts, like a weekly special, and they have a vegan doughnut that’s also usually gluten-free, so I’ll get both of those and take them to the beach.

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"The cost of living is absolutely horrendous for everyone at the moment, even doing a weekly food shop, it's going up week by week, so adding on a £15 tin of formula is just unattainable."

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Thursday, which means that its weekly free Thursday evening admission to “Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me” will not be offered.

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"It has no effect even on the morale of our people, who take to the streets weekly ... in support of Gaza," he wrote.

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When To Use

doesweekly 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.

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