wochenweise

by the week, week by week

adverb VO-khen-vai-zuh Rare

Usage Note

wochenweise indicates weekly increments of payment, rental, or progression: wochenweise kündigen (to give notice on a weekly basis), wochenweise abrechnen (to bill weekly). It is part of the -weise adverb series for time units.

Examples

"Die Miete wird wochenweise bezahlt."

Natural Translation

The rent is paid on a weekly basis.

Literal Translation

The rent is weekly-wise paid.

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