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
The minimum hourly wages vary depending on job title, but nearly all of them are above $50 per hour. Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 In other words, the hourly wage of workers earning the federal minimum has been cut almost in half in the last 56 years. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 The Volkswagen plant announced an 11 percent pay increase shortly after the strikes at the Big Three, bringing the top hourly wage for production workers to $32.40. Nonunion auto plants generally start new workers at less than $20 an hour and pay a top wage under $30 an hour. Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 State and company leaders announced the investment in August 2022, with Beshear noting the project would eventually support 93 full-time jobs for Kentucky residents with average hourly wages of $40, including benefits. The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2024 The hourly wage needed for a single adult is $36.24. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 Friday's report gave the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve some encouraging news: Average hourly wages rose just 0.1% from January, the smallest monthly gain in more than two years, and 4.3% from a year earlier, less than expected. Paul Wiseman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024 Forecasters expect that average hourly wages rose 4.5% last month from February 2023, according to FactSet. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 There are hourly, daily, and super jackpots for players to grab. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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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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