/ ˈdeɪli; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun
■ adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
happening, done or produced every day :
a daily routine / visit / newspaper
events affecting the daily lives of millions of people
Invoices are signed on a daily basis .
2.
connected with one day's work :
They charge a daily rate.
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IDIOMS
- your daily bread
■ adverb
every day :
The machines are inspected twice daily.
■ noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
a newspaper published every day except Sunday :
The story was in all the dailies.
2.
(also ˌdaily ˈhelp ) ( old-fashioned , BrE ) a person employed to come to sb's house each day to clean it and do other jobs
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from day + -ly .