hourly meaning

UK /ˈaʊəli/ US /ˈaʊrli/ 2 syllables

hourly (adjective): occurring every hour or payable by the hour.

hourly has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and adverb.

hourly as an adjective

  1. occurring every hour or payable by the hour
    • hourly chimes
    • hourly pay

    Similar: periodic

    Related forms: hour

hourly as an adverb

  1. every hour; by the hour
    • daily, hourly, I grew stronger

How to pronounce hourly

hourly is pronounced /ˈaʊəli/ in British English and /ˈaʊrli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in LY · 6-letter words

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