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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The company, which has more than 20 million monthly active users, said its chatbot platform will continue to run as usual as it goes through the sale process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Fears that SpaceX could undercut wireless rates and squeeze launch capacity led Potter to trim his assumed monthly price for AST SpaceMobile’s service to $12 from $15.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"It is likely to bring above-average temperatures to much of the globe and shift rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of drought and floods in different regions," the body said in its monthly update.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
They could offer to repurchase shares from shareholders monthly rather than quarterly.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I did monthly psych evaluations on each member of the crew."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
This move on Canada's part was aimed principally to prevent the flooding of Canadian mails with cheap American monthlies.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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