yearly

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adjective

year·​ly ˈyir-lē How to pronounce yearly (audio)
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1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual

yearly

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adverb

: every year : annually

Examples of yearly in a Sentence

Adjective She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
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Since the beginning, the yearly event has been organized by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 If the Florida Legislature really cared about Floridians, then the amendment would have been to decrease or at least place a yearly cap on property insurance premiums. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
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Cool-season grass lawns are often overseeded yearly to keep the grass lush, but warm-season grass lawns are not typically overseeded unless erosion is an issue. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 Previous Argus Leader reporting shows Sioux Falls is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Midwest and the city is seeing about 5,000 new resident yearly . — Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yearly

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yearly was before the 12th century

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yearly

adjective
year·​ly
ˈyi(ə)r-lē
1
: occurring, made, done, or produced every year : annual
2
: calculated in terms of one year
yearly adverb

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