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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“Overall, I’m here and I’m functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I’m OK, but it’s like a daily struggle, obviously,” she admitted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, reducing daily petroleum supplies and potentially pushing Brent crude to $200 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"We are truly working in a...sustained way, almost daily, on information exchange," Justiniano said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Both participants and their doctors noted better overall functioning, improved work performance, and greater ability to manage daily tasks.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The German army had been crippled by a sense of “looming defeat,” Ludendorff said, because of “the sheer number of Americans arriving daily at the front.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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