yearly

[yeer-lee]

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.

adverb

1. once a year; annually.

noun

plural

yearlies 

1. a publication appearing once a year.

yearly

/ 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

adverb

1. once a year; annually

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of yearly¹

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

Example Sentences

The team relied on the Dog Aging Project, a long-term community science initiative in which owners provide yearly updates on their pets' diet, lifestyle, health, and living conditions.

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Yet prices remain on track for their largest yearly loss since the pandemic, due in part to major oil producers hastening their plans to boost production.

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Perhaps, only a strong holiday travel period can save the airline sector’s yearly gains in the final weeks of the year.

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This was six months after participants received the third yearly booster dose of the vaccine candidate under development, called VLA15.

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Key details: The yearly rate of wholesale inflation stayed at 2.7% for the second month in a row.

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Related Words

• annual 
• annually 
• regularly 
• yearlong