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monthly

/ˈmʌnθli/adjective, adverb

उच्चारण मन्थ्ली

मासिक

Basic word

adjective, adverb
  1. 1

    happening, done or published once a month or every month

    मासिक

    • monthly salary
    • paid monthly
    • We pay a monthly fee for the gym.
    + 4 more examples
    • The committee holds a monthly meeting.
    • The magazine is published monthly.
    • Monthly sales rose sharply in October.
    • He pays his electricity bill monthly.

    Synonyms every month once a month

noun
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    [C]

    a magazine published once a month

    मासिक पत्रिका

    • a science monthly
    • She writes for a monthly on health and fitness.
    • The school brings out a monthly for parents.
    + 1 more example
    • My uncle subscribes to a Hindi monthly.

    Synonyms periodical magazine

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

monthly + noun (adjective)

As an adjective, monthly describes something done, paid or published every month.

विशेषण के रूप में 'monthly' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो हर महीने की जाती, दी जाती या प्रकाशित होती है।

  • He pays a monthly rent of ten thousand rupees.
  • The college publishes a monthly magazine.

verb + monthly (adverb)

As an adverb, monthly follows the verb or the object and means once every month.

Adverb के रूप में 'monthly' क्रिया या कर्म के बाद आता है और हर महीने एक बार का अर्थ देता है।

  • The committee meets monthly.
  • The magazine is published monthly.

a monthly (noun, magazine)

As a countable noun, a monthly is a magazine or journal that comes out once a month.

गणनीय संज्ञा के रूप में 'a monthly' वह पत्रिका है जो महीने में एक बार छपती है।

  • This monthly gives useful tips for exam preparation.
  • Several monthlies carry articles on career choices.

monthly versus per month / every month

Monthly is shorter and more formal; per month is common with amounts, as in Rs 500 per month.

'Monthly' छोटा और अधिक औपचारिक है; राशि के साथ 'per month' आम है, जैसे Rs 500 per month।

  • The fee is Rs 500 per month.
  • A monthly fee of Rs 500 is charged.
+Collocations 4

monthly + noun

salaryinstalmentbillbudgetmeetingfee

  • Her monthly instalment is deducted from her bank account.

verb + monthly

paymeetpublishreviewupdate

  • The principal reviews the progress report monthly.

monthly + noun (report)

magazinereportnewsletterteststatement

  • The school holds a monthly test for every class.

adverb + monthly

paid monthlybilled monthlyissued monthlycharged monthly

  • The electricity bill is charged monthly in some cities.
“More examples 5
  • The shopkeeper maintains a monthly account with each regular customer.

दुकानदार हर नियमित ग्राहक का मासिक खाता रखता है।

  • My father gets a monthly pension from the bank.

मेरे पिताजी को बैंक से मासिक पेंशन मिलती है।

  • Radhika subscribes to a monthly that publishes current affairs.

राधिका एक ऐसी मासिक पत्रिका की ग्राहक है जो current affairs प्रकाशित करती है।

  • The society collects maintenance charges monthly.

सोसाइटी हर महीने रखरखाव शुल्क वसूलती है।

  • Employees are paid monthly, not weekly.

कर्मचारियों को साप्ताहिक नहीं, मासिक भुगतान मिलता है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He pays his rent in monthly.

✓ He pays his rent monthly.

Monthly here is an adverb and needs no preposition.

यहाँ 'monthly' adverb है और इसके पहले preposition नहीं आता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words say how often something happens.

ये शब्द बताते हैं कि कोई कार्य कितनी बार होता है।

monthly

Once a month.

महीने में एक बार।

  • The bulletin is monthly.

weekly

Once a week.

सप्ताह में एक बार।

  • The bulletin is weekly.

annual

Once a year.

वर्ष में एक बार।

  • The bulletin is annual.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

every month once a month periodical magazine

§Grammar and usage

Keep: per month or a month ('5,000 rupees a month').

याद रखिए: per month या a month ('5,000 rupees a month')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Monthly instalment (EMI), monthly rent, monthly test.

Collocations: monthly instalment (EMI, मासिक किस्त), monthly rent, monthly test।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

'Mann Ki Baat' is the Prime Minister's monthly radio programme (since 2014).

'मन की बात' प्रधानमंत्री का मासिक रेडियो कार्यक्रम है (2014 से)।