by the day

one day at a time. I don't know when I'll have to leave town, so I rent this room by the day.

by the day

Also, 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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adva	ahd-VAH	Hebrew
Tarana	-	Azerbaijani
Esperanza	es-pe-RAHN-thah (Spanish), es-pe-RAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Patrice (1)	pat-REES	French
Deanna	[di'ænə]
Kenzie	KEN-zee	English