yearly

American  

[yeer-lee] / ˈyɪər li /

adjective

1. pertaining to a year or to each year.

2. done, made, happening, appearing, coming, etc., once a year or every year.

   a yearly medical examination.

3. computed or determined by the year.

4. continuing or lasting for a year.

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adverb

1. once a year; annually.

noun

plural

yearlies

1. a publication appearing once a year.

yearly British  

/ ˈjɪəlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring, done, appearing, etc, once a year or every year; annual

2. lasting or valid for a year; annual

   a yearly subscription

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adverb

1. once a year; annually

noun

1. a publication, event, etc, that occurs once a year

Etymology

Origin of yearly

before 900; Middle English yeerly, Old English gēarlīc. See year, -ly

Example Sentences

Yearly births rose more than six percent between 2024 and 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Data and Statistics said, the sharpest year-on-year rise since 2010.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Yearly physicals that I passed with few red flags.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

But they added: "Yearly dosing of lenacapavir has the potential to further decrease current barriers to PrEP by increasing the uptake of, persistence on, and, therefore, scalability of PrEP."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

Yearly screening with CT scans in high-risk patients can help detect lung cancers early, when they are most treatable, and help avert lung cancer deaths.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Yearly festivals were held in honor of the migration, parties planned, even a parade was on the schedule.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

Related Words

• annual
• annually
• regularly
• yearlong