weekley: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples
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What does “weekley” mean?
Happening, produced, or done once every week.
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Pronunciation
Definition
Meaning and Definition
Happening, produced, or done once every week.
Relating to a period of seven days; also used to describe publications or wages issued every week.
Dialectal Variation
British vs American Usage
Differences
No significant differences in meaning or usage. Spelling is consistent.
Connotations
Neutral in both variants.
Frequency
Equally common in both dialects.
Grammar
How to Use “weekley” in a Sentence
Adjective + noun (weekly + N)Adverb + verb (pay + weekly)Noun (a weekly)Vocabulary
Collocations
Examples
Examples of “weekley” in a Sentence
adverb
British English
- The bins are collected weekly.
- I get paid weekly.
American English
- The magazine is published weekly.
- They review the budget weekly.
adjective
British English
- Her weekly column is in the local paper.
- We have a weekly team briefing.
American English
- She gets a weekly allowance from her parents.
- The weekly meeting is set for Mondays.
Usage
Meaning in Context
Business
The team submits a weekly progress report every Friday.
Academic
The data was collected at weekly intervals.
Everyday
We do our big supermarket shop on a weekly basis.
Technical
The treatment requires weekly intravenous infusions.
Vocabulary
Synonyms of “weekley”
Watch out
Common Mistakes When Using “weekley”
- Using 'weekly' for monthly events (e.g., 'I go monthly' not 'I go weekly').
- Misspelling as 'weekely' or 'weakly'.
- Confusing 'weekly' (frequency) with 'weekly' as a noun (publication).
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
No, it's also commonly used as an adverb ('I get paid weekly') and as a noun referring to a publication ('a local weekly').
'Weekly' means once every week. 'Biweekly' can be ambiguous: it means either twice a week or once every two weeks, so context is key.
Strictly, it implies a regular, scheduled recurrence every week. For irregular frequency, phrases like 'almost every week' or 'most weeks' are more accurate.
Simply add '-s': 'weeklies'. Example: 'There are several local weeklies covering news in the area.'
Happening, produced, or done once every week.
Weekley is usually neutral in register.
Weekley: in British English it is pronounced /ˈwiːkli/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈwiːkli/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.
Phrases
Idioms & Phrases
- “Doing a weekly shop”
- “The weekly grind”
- “My weekly fix (of a publication)”
Learning
Memory Aids
Mnemonic
Think of 'WEEK-LY' — sounds like 'WEEK-Lie' as in 'to lie down once a week' (for a rest!). A 'weekly' event lies within each week.
Conceptual Metaphor
TIME IS A CYCLE / TIME IS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. The week is a standard, recurring cycle, and 'weekly' measures events against it.
Practice
Quiz
Which sentence uses 'weekly' correctly as an adverb?