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
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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The firm agreed to a long list of new safeguards for young people including an automatic nighttime block and a cap of two hours of cumulative daily use across Meta's apps.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dementia is an umbrella term for cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Pauling’s recommendation is also much higher than the recommended daily intake in Australia and other countries.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
But looking past the daily torrent of alarming headlines reveals another story worth telling.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Billy Lee tended to Washington’s daily needs in the house, as he had for nearly twenty years.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
The inspiration for the series began with the fact that the Museum’s holdings included an actual VistaVision projector built in the early 1990s for dailies screenings but which hadn’t been used for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
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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