annually
Americanadverb
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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Vanguard’s 2024 research found that automated tax-loss harvesting alone adds from 0.47% to 1.27% in after-tax returns annually.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
On-course participation is high by historical standards at 29.1 million annually, but still not as high as the peak seen during the Tiger boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Between 1980 and 2010, an average of 5,853 people died in China annually from coal mining disasters, according to a tally by Nie.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Officials said rolling out the police department would cost $9.7 million over three years, plus up to $6 million annually to pay for staffing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
As Equiano explained, the island of Montserrat “requires 20,000 new Negroes annually, to fill up the vacant places of the dead.”
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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