monthly
Americanadjective
noun
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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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The higher cost of building power plants today will eventually work its way into monthly utility bills as companies recover those investments over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Amplify switched from daily portfolio rebalancing to monthly in early 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
ClassPass charges a monthly membership fee that varies based on your location and the number of credits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
With around 1 million sign-ups monthly in the six months leading up to the launch, a Treasury Department spokeswoman said the launch has been a major success.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
In his monthly exchanges with Rush, Adams worked out his answer to that question.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
At the present time there are scores of dailies, and many more weeklies and monthlies, published in the English tongue by the natives of the land.
From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
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