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
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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
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Etymology
Origin of daily
First recorded before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc; equivalent to day + -ly
Explanation
Something that's described as daily happens every day. We hope your daily habits include brushing your teeth and learning new vocabulary words on Vocabulary.com. Daily TV programs play at the same time each day, and your daily chores might include feeding the cat and loading the dishwasher. The word is also an adverb with the same basic meaning: "You'll have to visit the shelter daily to see if they get any kittens." Something is also daily if it's so normal that it's become routine, and a newspaper that's printed and read every day is called a daily as well.
Example Sentences
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Lee would check his brokerage account daily and keep up with the latest news on the tech companies that he invested in, like Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Dangerous heat is expected to unfold through the weekend with triple digit highs and potential for daily maximum temperature records both days," the service's Weather Prediction Center said Saturday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Traditional populations, by comparison, are estimated to consume between 80 and 120 grams of fiber daily.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Shares in Chinese space firms jumped following the news, with China Spacesat and China Satellite Communications each rising by 10%, the daily limit allowed by the country's financial market regulations.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Government funding for the Glitch Initiative continued to pour in daily, and the grounds showed it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The book, written by three journalists, from French dailies Le Parisien and Le Monde, and weekly glossy magazine Paris Match, is to hit bookstores on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The actors watched each others’ dailies and McEwen would sometimes sneak on set to watch Kidman in action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
“When we watched the dailies, it just didn’t feel authentic. So we reshot it with more meat: Willa second-guessing everybody and Bob having to earn her trust by proving his identity with the secret code.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
He joined Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal in 2002 after three years at French dailies Le Figaro and les Echos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Later that Sunday night, as rain thumped their windowsills, editors of Chicago’s morning dailies laid out bold and elaborate headlines for Monday’s historic editions.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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