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

/ ˈwiːklɪ /

adjective

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

2. determined or calculated by the week

adverb

1. once a week or every week

noun

1. a newspaper or magazine issued every week

Word History and Origins

Origin of weekly¹

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

Example Sentences

“CBS Sunday Morning” remains the most watched weekend morning program and increased its share of the TV audience last season, averaging close to 5 million viewers weekly.

From Los Angeles Times

At Aviation Park, just a few miles from the Chevron plant, Mark Rogers was playing in his weekly adult soccer league when the apparent explosion took place.

From Los Angeles Times

A social worker told the court that men in up to 10 cars a night were seen arriving at the children's home and vehicle registration plates were passed to police weekly.

From BBC

“This theft has made it extremely difficult for us to continue our weekly outreach,” the fundraising page reads.

From Los Angeles Times

Whilst this is progress, I am under no illusion that this clear-out is complete; we are still arresting and dismissing officers weekly and we will be relentless until the job is finished.

From BBC

Related Words

• account 
• almanac 
• annals 
• calendar 
• daily 
• diary 
• gazette 
• magazine 
• memoir 
• monthly 
• newspaper 
• note 
• paper 
• periodical 
• publication 
• review 
• tabloid 

When To Use

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.