by the day
Definition
- Adverb:
- On a daily basis; each day: This phrase indicates that something happens, is calculated, or is paid for each individual day.
- Per diem: Often used in formal or business contexts to specify a daily rate of payment or allowance.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The car rental company charges by the day. (Payment is calculated for each 24-hour period.)
- Her health is improving by the day. (It is improving with each passing day.)
- The contractor was hired by the day. (His employment and pay were based on daily work.)
Advanced Usage
- "to live by the day" or "to take it by the day": To live without long-term plans, focusing only on the present.
- After losing his job, he had to learn to live by the day.
- Used to emphasize gradual, daily change.
- The situation is growing more complex by the day.
Variants and Related Words
- Daily (adj/adv): Happening, done, or produced every day.
- a daily newspaper
- Day by day (adv): Gradually as each day passes.
- She grew stronger day by day.
- Per diem (adv/adj/n): (Formal, especially business/Latin) By the day; a daily allowance for expenses.
- a per diem allowance for travel
Synonyms
- Daily
- Per diem (formal)
- Each day
- Every day
Related Phrases
- Day-to-day (adj): Involving the usual activities or needs of everyday life.
- day-to-day operations
- From day to day (adv): As time passes; gradually.
- Our plans change from day to day.
Notes on Meaning
- Temporal Rate: Primarily indicates a rate or measurement of time (per day).
- Figurative Use: Can describe a process of steady, incremental change over successive days.
- The phrase is an adverbial phrase, meaning it modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to describe how, when, or to what extent an action occurs.
Adverb
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one every day
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we'll save 100 man-hours per diem
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