monthly
Americanadjective
noun
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monthlies
plural
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a periodical published once a month.
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Informal. Sometimes monthlies. a menstrual period.
adverb
adjective
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occurring, done, appearing, payable, etc, once every month
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lasting or valid for a month
a monthly subscription
adverb
noun
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a book, periodical, magazine, etc, published once a month
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informal a menstrual period
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Etymology
Origin of monthly
Explanation
Anything monthly happens once a month. A monthly paycheck will enable you to pay your monthly rent. Whew! Monthly works well as both an adjective and an adverb, describing anything that occurs every month. You might get a monthly paycheck or make monthly phone calls to your grandmother. Or a freelance writer might write a couple of articles monthly and travel monthly to a nearby amusement park. A monthly can also be a magazine that's published once a month.
Example Sentences
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Pixel Watch 3 and newer models can now track monthly blood-pressure trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Half of voters said they were at least somewhat worried about paying for monthly utilities, including 18% who said they were “very worried” about being able to afford the necessary costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
But it has also been brewing because the interest rate is higher than most other student loan plans, and many have seen their debts rise despite making monthly repayments.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Her own stem cells were edited and she no longer needs the monthly blood transfusions she endured for most of her life.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Her sneakers were plain white, but I bet they cost more than our monthly rent.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Elijah James’ “Upcycled Comedy” has booked stand-up in Indio with monthlies at Urban Donkey vintage store since 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
The press situation is especially acute in Colorado, where the newspaper giant Gannett in August shuttered a press in Pueblo that was printing 46 weeklies, 10 monthlies and at least four dailies.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Now dozens of liberated towns issued their own weeklies and monthlies.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
There were relatively few exclusively upmarket magazines for them to advertise in: mainly women’s monthlies such as Tatler and Vogue.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
Occurs Monthly.—Once every twenty-eight days very remarkable changes occur in the uterus, giving rise to that peculiar monthly periodicity called menstruation, monthly sickness, monthlies, or being unwell.
From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Lydia Estes Pinkham
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