hourly

1 of 2

adverb

hour·​ly ˈau̇(-ə)r-lē How to pronounce hourly (audio)
: at or during every hour

hourly

2 of 2

adjective

1
a
: occurring hour by hour
hourly bus service
b
: frequent, continual
in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping
2
: computed in terms of an hour
an hourly wage
3
: paid by the hour
hourly workers

Examples of hourly in a Sentence

Adverb she checks her phone for messages hourly
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Indiana lawmakers voted to give more money to families caring for children with medically complex conditions who previously relied on a program allowing them to be paid hourly as attendant caregivers. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024 Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs about 300,000 people, mostly hourly. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024 Tipped workers are paid $8.40 hourly, and minors working less than 650 hours a year are paid $12. Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024 In particular, the platform allows companies to schedule hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly salary payments. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024 Google and other tech companies including Microsoft are trying to overcome that problem by committing to purchasing carbon-free energy locally, hourly. Justine Calma, The Verge, 1 Feb. 2024 To that end, large fabs can use as much as 100 megawatt-hours of power hourly, more than what oil refineries or automotive plants consume, according to energy management provider Schneider Electric. Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024 With just days to the Iowa caucuses, the front-runner is getting a bit nervous and trashing his top rivals hourly. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024 Kahn said all union members currently receive health insurance and earn about $26 hourly, including benefits. Rio Yamat, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
Adjective
There are hourly, daily, and super jackpots for players to grab. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 Average hourly wage growth slowed considerably in February compared with January, to $34.57 an hour, but that increase is still 4.3 percent more than the previous year, with wages consistently beating inflation since last spring. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 The decrease, which contributed to the boost in the average hourly earnings data point, was likely due to the frigid temperatures and snow in January that affected work in weather-sensitive industries, Faucher said. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most tax preparers earn an hourly wage of $26.85, up to $46.45. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024 Family members in the current attendant care model get paid an hourly wage by third-party providers, who get reimbursed by Medicaid. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024 All full-time hourly store employees will receive $400, and part-time workers will get $200 one-time bonuses, Joe McFarland, executive vice president of Lowe’s stores, said during the earnings call. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024 However, with states like California moving to legislate a $20 per hour minimum wage for frontline hourly workers, the focus on innovation at the frontline is set to increase significantly. Stephen Miles, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 The lawsuit also alleges that servers and bartenders were required to conduct non-tip-producing work at a sub-minimum hourly wage. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hourly was in the 15th century

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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hourly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hourly

adjective
hour·​ly
ˈau̇(ə)r-lē
1
: occurring every hour
hourly bus service
2
: figured in terms of one hour
hourly wages
hourly adverb

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