hourly
part of speech
adjective (hourly); adverb (hourly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Hourly means happening every hour, once an hour. tree →
2) Hourly means counted or paid by the hour: an hourly wage. tree →
3) (adverb) Hourly can mean very often, any time now: «expected hourly». tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths problems it means «per hour»: an hourly rate of £10 means 10 pounds for each hour; to find the total, multiply the hourly rate by the number of hours. In everyday life, buses run hourly and the news is updated hourly. Phrases: «hourly rate», «hourly pay», «on the hour, every hour».
examples
- The bus to town runs hourly. tree →
- Her hourly pay is £12. tree →
- She earns £12 an hour, so for 5 hours she earns £60. tree →
- The weather app shows an hourly forecast. tree →
- The nurse checked his temperature hourly. tree →
- The news is on hourly. tree →
- They expect the baby to arrive hourly! tree →
note
Both an adjective (an hourly bus) and an adverb (the bus runs hourly). The h is silent: «OUR-lee», so use «an»: «an hourly bus». Maths: hourly rate × hours = total; total ÷ hours = hourly rate. Do not confuse with «hour by hour» (gradually) or «every half hour».
Trees and pragmatics
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