hourly

/'auəli/

Thân thiện

The clock tower chimes hourly.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Occurring or done every hour: Describes something that happens once each hour, at regular hourly intervals.
   • Calculated or paid for each hour worked: Relating to a rate of pay or a wage that is based on a single hour of work.

2. Adverb:

   • Every hour; at each hour: Indicates that an action is repeated with the frequency of once per hour.
   • By the hour; according to the number of hours: Indicates that something is calculated, paid, or measured in units of one hour.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The factory has hourly production checks to ensure quality. (Describes checks that occur every hour.)
  • She prefers an hourly wage rather than a fixed salary. (Describes pay calculated for each hour worked.)

• Adverb:

  • The medication must be taken hourly. (Indicates taking the medicine every hour.)
  • Employees are paid hourly for their overtime work. (Indicates pay is calculated based on each hour.)

Advanced Usage

• "on an hourly basis": Used to emphasize regular, hourly intervals or calculation.
  • Data is collected on an hourly basis to monitor network traffic.
• "hourly rate": A fixed amount of money paid or charged for one hour of work or service.
  • The consultant's hourly rate is quite high.

Variants and Related Words

• Hour (n): A period of time equal to sixty minutes.
• Hourly worker (n): An employee who is paid based on the number of hours worked.

Synonyms

• Adjective (for "occurring every hour"): Per hour, each hour.
• Adverb: Every hour, each hour, by the hour.

Related Phrases

• Hourly employee: A worker whose compensation is based on an hourly wage.
• Hourly update: Information that is refreshed or provided every hour.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Adverb

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