weekly

[week-lee]

adjective

1. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a week, or every week.

   a weekly appointment with an analyst.

2. computed or determined by the week.

   a special weekly rate.

3. of or relating to a week or the working days in a week.

   a day of respite from our weekly labors.

adverb

1. once a week; by the week.

   to visit someone weekly; to pay rent weekly.

noun

plural

weeklies 

1. a publication appearing once a week.

weekly

/ ˈwiːklɪ /

adjective

1. happening or taking place once a week or every week

2. determined or calculated by the week

adverb

1. once a week or every week

noun

1. a newspaper or magazine issued every week

Word History and Origins

Origin of weekly¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; week, -ly

Example Sentences

The series was originally going to launch with four episodes, then switch to a weekly drop.

From Los Angeles Times

There is group therapy as well as weekly one-to-one counselling sessions.

From BBC

"We want to win every trophy, of course we do. That has to be the aim for an Arsenal team. We have to stop doing the talking and put it out on the pitch weekly."

From BBC

Rewiring America’s weekly virtual coaching sessions begin Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Tanks could be heard rolling down the streets during weekly overnight rehearsals and the sounds of marching echoed far beyond the parade route.

From BBC

Related Words

• account 
• almanac 
• annals 
• calendar 
• daily 
• diary 
• gazette 
• magazine 
• memoir 
• monthly 
• newspaper 
• note 
• paper 
• periodical 
• publication 
• review 
• tabloid 

When To Use

What does weekly mean?

Weekly most commonly means once a week or every week.It can be used this way as an adjective, as in a weekly meeting, or an adverb, as in We plan to meet weekly. Something described as weekly may happen on the same day every week or simply once a week at any time.Weekly can also mean calculated by week, as in I used to have a weekly quota, but now it’s monthly. Weekly can also be used as a noun referring to a publication that’s published weekly, as opposed to daily or monthly, for example (a daily newspaper can be called a daily). It’s often used in the name of such publications, like Us Weekly. Example: New episodes of my weekly podcast come out every Monday.