by the day

Thân thiện

We save money by the day with our new energy-efficient appliances.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. one every day
   • we'll save 100 man-hours per diem

Từ đồng nghĩa

• per diem