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hourly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hourly
(adjective)
hourly
/
ˈ
awɚli/
adjective
hourly
/
ˈ
awɚli/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOURLY
1
:
happening every hour
hourly
bus service
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a
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paid for one hour of work
an
hourly
wage [=an amount paid for each hour of work]
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b
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paid by the hour
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earning an hourly wage
hourly
workers
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— hourly
adverb
The news was updated
hourly
. [=every hour]
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