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B2adjectivemoneywork

US/ˈaʊr.li/
UK/ˈaʊə.li/

happening every hour, or calculated for each hour

In context

  • Part-time staff are paid an hourly wage, not a monthly salary.

  • There is an hourly bus service from the airport to the city centre.

  • The app gives hourly weather updates, so I always know when it will rain.

Words that go with hourly

adjective + noun

  • hourly rateFreelance designers usually charge an hourly rate.
  • hourly wageThe minimum hourly wage was raised again this year.
  • hourly basisCleaners at the hotel are paid on an hourly basis.
  • hourly payHer hourly pay went up after she finished the training course.
  • hourly workersHourly workers often have no paid holidays.
  • hourly updatesThe website posts hourly updates during the storm.