annually

American  

[an-yoo-uh-lee] / ˈæn yu ə li /

adverb

1. once a year; each year.

   The school’s Harvest Dance has been held annually, on the first Saturday of October, for more than 125 years.

---

Etymology

Origin of annually

First recorded in 1580–1600; annual ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Explanation

Something that happens annually occurs once a year, every year. If you vacation at the beach annually, you do it every summer. Many people send holiday cards annually, mailing stacks of them every December, and everyone celebrates a birthday annually. If your work performance is reviewed annually, your boss might consider giving you a raise each year. The adverb annually comes from the adjective annual, which is rooted in the Late Latin annualis, based on annus, or "year."

Example Sentences

Annually rebalancing portfolios reduces risk, and during volatile periods such as the first decade of the 2000s, the strategy increases returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Annually, the CDC reports some 2,500 outbreaks nationally.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Annually, tens of thousands of vessels of all sizes and types pass through it, transporting cargo and people, according to DanPilot, the country’s pilot service.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Annually, approximately eight million tons of plastic waste finds its way into the ocean, akin to placing five garbage bags filled with trash along every foot of coastline globally.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

Annually the State Agricultural Association holds a meeting at Indianapolis.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Related Words

• each year
• every year