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
They could be marketed via multiple distribution arrangements including sales loads and monthly marketing fees.
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
That marks a sixth consecutive monthly rise in U.S. travel for Canadians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
There was a monthly meeting of the alethiometer research group coming up, when they compared results and discussed lines of approach, and if she had nothing to say, her privileges might be withdrawn.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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
Flaherty said the World’s news department has between 12 and 15 people who produce the newspaper, several weeklies, two monthlies, the website and newsletters.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
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
Between 1801 and 1898 no fewer than 8425 volumes were published in the vernacular, whilst in 1895 there were appearing regularly 2 quarterlies, 2 bi-monthlies, 28 religious and literary monthlies and 25 weekly papers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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