| 释义 | by the dayThesaurus
 | Adv. | 1. | by the day - one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem"per diem | 
 by the day
 by the dayPer day; at a daily rate. You can't afford to miss work when you get paid by the day. I'm renting this hotel room by the day because I could get my next travel assignment at any time.See also: byby the dayone day at a time. I don't know when I'll have to leave town, so I rent this room by the day.See also: byby the dayAlso, by the hour or  week or  month or  year . According to a specific time period, as in I'm renting this car by the day, or He's being paid by the hour. This usage generally describes some kind of rate. [1400s] See also: byby the day
 Synonyms for by the dayadv one every daySynonyms |