daily
Americanadjective
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of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday.
daily attendance; a daily newspaper.
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computed or measured by the day.
daily quota; a daily wage.
noun
plural
dailies-
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
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Movies. dailies, a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.
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British.
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a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.
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a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.
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adverb
adjective
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of or occurring every day or every weekday
a daily paper
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to earn one's living
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the usual activities of one's day
noun
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a daily publication, esp a newspaper
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Also called: daily help. another name for a charwoman
adverb
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every day
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constantly; often
Other Word Forms
- dailiness noun
Etymology
Origin of daily
First recorded before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc; equivalent to day + -ly
Example Sentences
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Looking at the daily chart, the stock is showing early signs of turning higher.
From Barron's
“We are entering a new phase where frontier AI moves from research into daily use at global scale,” OpenAI said in a statement.
From MarketWatch
He has a daily routine involving practicing at 6 a.m. before heading to school.
From Los Angeles Times
Mothers are still overwhelmingly the primary caregivers in American families, and tend to be more sensitive to the challenges of child-rearing than older men, who may have been less intimately involved in its daily struggles.
From Los Angeles Times
Far away, its parents, towering more than 40 feet tall, continue their lives with no direct involvement in the youngster's daily survival.
From Science Daily
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