monthly

American  

[muhnth-lee] / ˈmʌnθ li /

adjective

1. pertaining to a month, or to each month.

2. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a month.

   a monthly magazine.

3. computed or determined by the month.

   a monthly salary.

4. continuing or lasting for a month.

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noun

plural

monthlies

1. a periodical published once a month.

2. Informal. Sometimes monthlies. a menstrual period.

adverb

1. once a month; by the month.

monthly British  

/ ˈmʌnθlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring, done, appearing, payable, etc, once every month

2. lasting or valid for a month

   a monthly subscription

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adverb

1. once a month

noun

1. a book, periodical, magazine, etc, published once a month

2. informal a menstrual period

Other Word Forms

• half-monthly adjective

Etymology

Origin of monthly

First recorded in 1525–35; month + -ly

Example Sentences

"She promised him housing and citizenship… monthly expenses," he says.

From BBC

Taking a longer-term view of the monthly chart adds important context.

From Barron's

To test that possibility, I turned to monthly projections from the Cleveland Federal Reserve’s inflation-expectations model.

From MarketWatch

In the Agriculture Department’s latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report published Monday, it projects corn ending stocks at 2.23 billion bushels, up nearly 200 million bushels from its December projection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its Meta AI assistant, which now boasts over 1 billion monthly active users, could also help the company increase its incremental search advertising.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• account
• almanac
• annals
• calendar
• daily
• diary
• gazette
• magazine
• memoir
• newspaper
• note
• paper
• periodical
• publication
• review
• tabloid
• weekly