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

"Over a typical three-to-five-year construction period, an average Google data centre development employs about 4,200 construction workers annually."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The motion calls for allocating millions of dollars annually to fully fund nine county-run self-help legal centers that assist people navigating the restraining order process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company is now on pace to start six to seven communities a year and plans to increase that to 10 annually by 2030, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

For the first two years, that's 30 movies annually, and for the remaining period it has to release 32 films each year.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Carl to collect two hundred and fifty dollars every six months, June 30 and December 31, with six and a half percent interest figured annually.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Related Words

• each year
• every year