annually

American  

[an-yoo-uh-lee] / ˈæn ju 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.

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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

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annually

Since 2000, the median sale price of homes in the U.S. has grown by about 3.7% annually.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Then business leaders went for the jugular, turning in a proposed measure to repeal the city’s gross receipts business tax, which could have lost the city hundreds of millions annually in revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Discovery WBD -0.74%decrease; down pointing triangle acquisition will benefit Hollywood is his promise to release at least 30 movies annually in theaters postmerger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The company sells more watches annually than Switzerland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The garden had persisted through seven and a half years now, producing roughly two thousand pounds of food annually.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Related Words

• each year
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