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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dailies
plural
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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
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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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The company has more than 3.6 billion daily active users around the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Rather than saving all their workouts for the weekend, people may benefit from making movement a regular part of their daily routines.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The daily upcharge… is kind of painful," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Internet-connected cameras have become a background fixture of daily life: security systems, doorbells, traffic cameras, baby monitors—and potentially any of them are vulnerable to snooping, say cybersecurity experts and hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Billy Lee tended to Washington’s daily needs in a headquarters that had been the home of the president of Harvard.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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
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
We still watch Carrie in dailies, 15 years on, and love the way she makes Elsbeth both sweet and cunning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Several dailies expressed concern that Pavel Durov’s arrest could have serious consequences for Russia.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
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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