weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

: every week : once a week : by the week

weekly

2 of 3

adjective

1

: occurring, appearing, or done weekly

weekly meetings

2

: reckoned by the week

weekly rental rates

weekly

3 of 3

noun

plural weeklies

: a weekly newspaper or periodical

Examples of weekly in a Sentence

Adjective

I make weekly trips to the grocery store.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

The machine only worked with the company’s own proprietary juice packs, which shipped weekly by subscription. —Big Think, 1 May 2026

The eight and final season of Outlander premiered on March 6, and new episodes have been airing weekly — but there is a schedule change for the period piece's upcoming penultimate episode. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Adjective

The club, with nearly 1,500 local members and a waitlist, features Technogym equipment, spotless changing rooms, 5 studios offering more than 100 weekly group classes, a rock climbing wall (including several auto-belay routes), and a juice bar. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026

Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

Noun

Germán Fernández-Moores is the editor of La Voz de Houston, the Spanish-language weekly published by the Houston Chronicle. —German Fernández-Moores, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026

Bigger Than Belief is a weekly, interfaith podcast that examines belief through the personal stories of believers – with a goal of discussing faith in a way that is relevant, true, and easy to understand. —Adam Duxter, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weekly

• bleakly
• meekly
• weakly
• biweekly
• obliquely
• uniquely

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

1

: occurring, done, produced, or published every week

2

: figured by the week

a weekly wage

weekly adverb

weekly

2 of 2 noun

plural weeklies

: a weekly publication