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weekly

WEEK-lee/ˈwiːk.li/

Noun pluralweeklies

4 meanings of weekly

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  1. 1
    happening each weekadjective
    Done or happening one time each week, or every week.

    Like trash day that comes around the same time each week.

    We have a weekly meeting every Monday morning.

    The weekly cleaning keeps the whole house tidy.

    UsageWeekly means once a week. Biweekly can mean every two weeks or twice a week.

  2. 2
    adverb
    One time every week.

    Like getting an allowance just once each week.

    The newsletter goes out weekly, every Friday afternoon.

    I water these plants weekly to keep them healthy.

  3. 3
    adjective
    Connected to a week, or covering one week's time.

    Like a chart that covers one week's worth of days.

    We look at the weekly total of sales every Friday.

    The weekly plan shows what to do on each day.

  4. 4
    magazinenouncountable
    A magazine or newspaper that comes out once a week.

    Like a magazine that lands in your mailbox once a week.

    She writes a column for a local weekly.

    Several weeklies covered the music festival.

    UsageMore than one is weeklies.

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Origin

From Middle English wykely, made from week plus the ending -ly.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 2 facts