WordGarden.iomonthly
B1Pronunciation
UK
- /mˈʌnθli/
US
- /ˈmənθli/
Meanings
Adjective
happening, produced, or done every month
paid, billed, or calculated for each month
Adverb
every month
by the month or in monthly payments
Noun
a magazine or other publication issued once a month
Beyond the definition
"Monthly" describes something that happens once every month or is connected to a month. Think about your paycheck: if you get paid monthly, you receive it around the same time each month. A monthly magazine arrives on a regular schedule, and when you track your expenses monthly, you look at what you spent and earned during that month. The word usually suggests a steady pattern, something that returns again with each new month.
The word "monthly" points to the cycle of months. At its heart, it means happening once a month or relating to a single month. You will often see it used for regular events, payments, plans, and reports. For example, a monthly subscription charges you once each month, and a monthly meeting takes place on a regular month-by-month schedule.
But the word is not limited to schedules. It can also describe numbers or activity measured over a month, as in monthly sales, monthly costs, or monthly visitors to a website. It is also common for things that are released once a month, such as a monthly magazine, newsletter, or report.
In some contexts, it can describe something prepared or organized for one month at a time, such as a monthly budget, monthly calendar, or monthly summary. In all of these cases, the idea stays the same: the word connects something to a repeating monthly rhythm or to the time span of one month.
So whether you are talking about payments, meetings, sales figures, magazines, or planning tools, "monthly" always brings you back to the steady rhythm of the months going by.
Examples
- 1
Team meeting
We have a monthly team meeting on the first Monday.
- 2
Subscription fee
The app charges a monthly fee after the free trial ends.
- 3
Work report
She writes a monthly report for her manager.
- 4
Payment plan
The store lets you spread the cost over monthly payments.
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- 5
Rent schedule
Rent is paid monthly, not weekly.
- 6
Budget review
We review our budget monthly to make sure we're not overspending.
- 7
Magazine noun
She still buys a gardening monthly from the shop near the station.
See also
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- monthlynounadjectiveadverb
Forms
- monthliespluralnounadjectiveadverb