monthly

[ muhnth-lee ]

adjective

1. pertaining to a month, or to each month.
2. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a month:

   a monthly magazine.

3. computed or determined by the month:

   a monthly salary.

4. continuing or lasting for a month.

noun

plural monthlies.

1. a periodical published once a month.
2. Sometimes monthlies. Informal. a menstrual period.

adverb

1. once a month; by the month.

monthly

/ ˈmʌnθlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring, done, appearing, payable, etc, once every month
2. lasting or valid for a month

   a monthly subscription

adverb

1. once a month

noun

1. a book, periodical, magazine, etc, published once a month
2. informal.
   a menstrual period

Other Word Forms

• half-monthly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monthly¹

First recorded in 1525–35; month + -ly

Example Sentences

Instagram has more than 2 billion monthly active users globally.

From Los Angeles Times

For a large monthly membership fee, the website provided its subscribers with access to phishing pages to defraud victims, which had the appearance of legitimate major banking, government and commercial websites but were fake.

From BBC

Once a weekly, it went from fortnightly to monthly.

From BBC

I write a monthly column for the Guardian, but I didn’t want to go work for the Guardian.

From Los Angeles Times

Times Plants Newsletter, as well as people who register on the spot to receive our free monthly email newsletter.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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