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hourly

 adjective
     
hour‧ly [only before noun]
1 happening or done every hour:
hourly news broadcasts
Buses run at hourly intervals.
2

hourly pay/earnings/fees etc

BEW the amount you earn or charge for every hour you work:
They are paid an hourly rate.
—hourly adverb:
The database is updated hourly.
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