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.
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Menopause Matters also holds a monthly cafe-style drop-in in Barrow-in-Furness, offering women the opportunity to meet up in an informal environment.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Core consumer prices, which exclude volatile food and energy items, rose 0.33% in September, the second straight firm monthly reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
If you live well into your 80s, delaying benefits will result in higher lifetime monthly payments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In addition to monthly principal adjustments tied to consumer prices, the government pays a fixed real interest rate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
For some parents, it was a financial hardship to purchase the required uniform and pay ten pfennig, or pennies, as monthly dues.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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
The weeklies and monthlies, however, are not, like the dailies, necessities.
From Commercialism and Journalism by Hamilton Holt
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