hourly

[ ouuhr-lee, ou-er- ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, occurring, or done each successive hour:

   hourly news reports.

2. computed or totaled in terms of an hour; using an hour as a basic unit of reckoning:

   hourly wages.

3. hired to work for wages by the hour:

   hourly workers.

4. frequent; continual.

adverb

1. every hour; hour by hour.
2. at each hour or during every hour.
3. frequently; continually.

hourly

/ ˈaʊəlɪ /

adjective

1. of, occurring, or done every hour
2. done in or measured by the hour

   we are paid an hourly rate

3. continual or frequent

adverb

1. every hour
2. at any moment or time

Word History and Origins

Origin of hourly¹

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

Example Sentences

According to the FTC, the independent government agency responsible for consumer protection and antitrust enforcement, Amazon had promised its “Flex” delivery drivers $18-25 in hourly wages and 100% of customer tips.

From Time

Amazon used the customer tips to make up the difference between the new lower hourly rate and the promised rate.

From Vox

Defy Colorado helps participants establish stable, hourly-wage lives.

From Popular-Science

Kroger, which gave employees a $2 hourly “hero bonus” from March to May, has largely funneled windfall profits to shareholders, the Brookings report said.

From Washington Post

Even if the other stations had higher limits, this would limit the system’s hourly capacity to about 1,200 people.

From TechCrunch

Not only do dancers not get an hourly wage, they are usually forced to pay ‘stage fees’ to work each shift.

From The Daily Beast

In Scotland, hourly wage inequality matches the rest of the United Kingdom once the skew of London is factored out.

From The Daily Beast

It was the thinnest of clues, based on hourly signals showing that the 777 was still “alive.”

From The Daily Beast

Location: A Hollywood PR firm whose hourly rate is more than your annual salary (probably).

From The Daily Beast

In the past year, per the BLS, “average hourly earnings have risen by 48 cents, or 2.0 percent.”

From The Daily Beast

Then it appears that the rebels delayed their attack until the arrival of their chief, hourly expected.

From Project Gutenberg

Those illustrious heroes of antiquity became the companions of her solitude and of her hourly thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

Remember the many and great benefits conferred daily and hourly by God on mankind, universally and individually.

From Project Gutenberg

They daily and hourly expect a Messenger, and hope to hear that the business is concluded.

From Project Gutenberg

Reputations for courage and audacity have thus been hourly established by the careful insinuation of hideous expletives.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• annual
• intermittent
• monthly
• occasional
• recurrent
• recurring
• regular
• repeated
• routine
• seasonal
• sporadic
• weekly
• yearly