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hourly

[ ouuhr-lee, ou-er- ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, occurring, or done each successive hour:

    hourly news reports.

  2. computed or totaled in terms of an hour; using an hour as a basic unit of reckoning:

    hourly wages.

  3. hired to work for wages by the hour:

    hourly workers.

  4. frequent; continual.


adverb

  1. every hour; hour by hour.
  2. at each hour or during every hour.
  3. frequently; continually.

hourly

/ ˈʊəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, occurring, or done every hour
  2. done in or measured by the hour

    we are paid an hourly rate

  3. continual or frequent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. every hour
  2. at any moment or time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hourly1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; hour, -ly
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A higher hourly rate called the Real Living Wage, paid voluntarily by some UK businesses to half a million people, has also gone up.

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The UK's biggest supermarket chain said the hourly rate will go up by 43p to £12.45 from 30 March after reaching a deal with unions.

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It would eliminate a controversial minimum hourly wage structure for guest workers laid out under the current program unless the Government Accountability Office finds that the employment of H2-A workers undermines the domestic workforce.

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Donald Trump is over-the-top on an hourly basis, but even by his standards, his frenetic defense of Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week was unsettling.

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Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

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