1
a
: occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daily needs
b
: issued every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
c
: of or providing for every day
a daily schedule
2
a
: reckoned by the day
average daily wage
b
: covering the period of or based on a day
daily statistics
1
: every day
Take one pill twice daily.
2
: every weekday
They serve lunch at school daily.
plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
dailies plural
: unedited movie footage processed or shared immediately after shooting for review by the cinematographer, director, or producer : rush entry 3 sense 6
3
: a quest or task in a video game that resets every day and for which a small bonus is given when completed
4
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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