monthly

/'mʌnθli/

Thân thiện

The company sends out a monthly newsletter to all subscribers.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Occurring, done, or produced once every month: Describes something that happens or is issued each month.
   • Relating to a period of one month: Pertaining to the duration or calculation of a month.
   • Payable every month: Refers to payments, such as rent or a salary, that are due each month.

2. Adverb:

   • Once a month; every month: Describes the frequency of an action or event.

3. Noun:

   • A magazine or periodical that is published once every month: A serial publication issued 12 times a year.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She receives a monthly salary. (She receives a salary every month.)
  • We have a monthly team meeting. (We have a team meeting that occurs each month.)
  • The monthly report is due on the first. (The report produced every month is due on the first day.)

• Adverb:

  • The committee meets monthly. (The committee convenes once each month.)
  • The magazine is published monthly. (The magazine is issued every month.)

• Noun:

  • I subscribe to a fashion monthly. (I subscribe to a fashion magazine published each month.)
  • This literary monthly features new authors. (This literary periodical issued every month highlights new authors.)

Advanced Usage

• "On a monthly basis": A formal phrase meaning "each month" or "every month."

  • Expenses are reviewed on a monthly basis. (Expenses are examined every month.)

• "Monthly installment": A payment made once a month as part of a series to pay off a debt or purchase.

  • He pays for his car with monthly installments. (He pays for his car with payments due each month.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bimonthly: Can ambiguously mean either "twice a month" or "every two months." Context is crucial.
• Semimonthly: Unambiguously means "twice a month."
• Month (n): A period of time approximately equal to 30 or 31 days, or one of the twelve divisions of a year.

Synonyms

• Adjective/Adverb: Every month, each month, once a month, per month.
• Noun: Periodical, magazine, journal.

Related Phrases

• Monthly allowance: A sum of money given or budgeted for each month.
  • She gets a monthly allowance from her parents.
• Monthly cycle: Often refers to the menstrual cycle, which recurs approximately every month.
  • Her monthly cycle is regular.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or occurring or payable every month
   • monthly payments
   • the monthly newsletter

Adverb

1. occurring once a month
   • they meet monthly

Noun

1. a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)