hourly
Americanadjective
adjective
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of, occurring, or done every hour
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done in or measured by the hour
we are paid an hourly rate
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continual or frequent
adverb
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every hour
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at any moment or time
Etymology
Origin of hourly
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at hour, -ly
Example Sentences
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Costco, for example, provides a surprisingly good savings formula for its hourly workers, offering longstanding employees 9% of their eligible salary as a nonelective contribution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Pronto advertises hourly services ranging from window cleaning to "after-party express clean-ups", while Urban Company offers everything from repairs to salon treatments at the touch of a button.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The workers who have less financial room to mitigate the financial and career consequences of caregiving, such as those who are paid hourly, are also the least likely to have access to benefits and protections.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
It is hourly in the afternoons and the council said it had asked operators SPT if more frequents services were possible, but were told there was not enough demand to justify it.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The freshman race was set to go off first, over a two-mile course, followed at hourly intervals by the junior varsity three-mile race and finally the varsity four-miler.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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