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.

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Etymology

Origin of annually

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

Example Sentences

A few grumbled that they will be paid annually over the next five years, making it hard to quit if they wished.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, humans around the world spend a collective 82 million years inside roughly 1.2 billion cars that drive 12 trillion miles annually, according to Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch

The results can be spectacular and memorable, like “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” which, with its beloved Muppet characters filling out iconic roles and Michael Caine playing Scrooge, demands to be watched annually.

From Salon

To put that in context, it is a tiny fraction of the around £900bn generated in total in taxation annually.

From BBC

Hokkaido plans to cull 1,200 bears annually over the next decade.

From Barron's

Related Words

• each year
• every year