hourly

[ouuhr-lee, ou-er-]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, occurring, or done each successive hour.

   hourly news reports.

2. computed or totaled in terms of an hour; using an hour as a basic unit of reckoning.

   hourly wages.

3. hired to work for wages by the hour.

   hourly workers.

4. frequent; continual.

adverb

1. every hour; hour by hour.

2. at each hour or during every hour.

3. frequently; continually.

hourly

/ ˈaʊəlɪ /

adjective

1. of, occurring, or done every hour

2. done in or measured by the hour

   we are paid an hourly rate

3. continual or frequent

adverb

1. every hour

2. at any moment or time

Word History and Origins

Origin of hourly¹

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

Example Sentences

Students no longer read through every available factoid on, say, Walmart’s wages for hourly workers and write a memo—tasks that can be easily circumvented with generative AI tools.

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In addition to taxing the wealthy and freezing some rents, he has pledged to offer free buses and child care and raise the hourly minimum wage to $30.

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GM plans to lay off more than 3,300 hourly workers at plants across Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee starting in January.

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Research has demonstrated that an implicit hourly interest rate exists in payment systems — intraday money markets are real, they just don’t have infrastructure.

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Unlike with most hourly jobs, the wage potential at Provalus is high for some, and the benefits package is generous.

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Related Words

• annual 
• intermittent 
• monthly 
• occasional 
• recurrent 
• recurring 
• regular 
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• weekly 
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