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

Assuming Apple stays on its yearly cadence of device renewal, we will be on the iPhone 32 by then.

From The Wall Street Journal

Italy will release yearly GDP data on Monday and flash estimate CPI data for February on Tuesday, when the same data is also scheduled from the eurozone as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chelsea have signed many of their players to long-term contracts in order to ensure their value is 'amortised' - spread out over a longer period of time to reduce the yearly cost in the club accounts.

From BBC

Don’t miss: Financial stocks are off to their worst yearly start in a decade.

From MarketWatch

Read: Financial stocks are off to their worst yearly start in a decade.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• annual
• annually
• regularly
• yearlong