weekly
Americanadjective
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happening or taking place once a week or every week
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determined or calculated by the week
adverb
noun
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of weekly
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at week, -ly
Explanation
If you routinely go to a yoga class every single Wednesday, you go weekly, or once every seven days. You might even refer to it as your weekly yoga class. Anything that happens once a week is weekly, whether it's your weekly viewing of a TV show, your weekly algebra study group, or your family's weekly pizza night. At work you might get a weekly paycheck — or you might have a weekly job, watering your neighbors' plants and feeding their fish every Saturday morning. A magazine or newspaper that's published once a week is sometimes called a weekly, too.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The new season, which drops weekly on the Tastemade YouTube channel, takes viewers back to the basics, helping them create scratch staples at home and demystifying some of the most intimidating aspects of home cooking.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026
"Whoever you are your shopping bill has gone up," June Divine, who runs a weekly luncheon where people can eat at cost price, said.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
A former chief equity analyst at Mauldin Economics, Ross writes the investment newsletter Let’s Analyze on Substack and hosts the weekly “Room to Run” podcast.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Bank of America’s weekly Flow Show report, published Friday, indicated a similar trend.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
We’re not churchgoers unless it’s Easter, Juneteenth, or Christmas, and there typically aren’t any weekly plans or activities, so my brother Drake and I sleep until eleven and wake to the smell of bacon.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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