yearly

1 of 2

adjective

year·​ly ˈyir-lē 

1

: reckoned by the year

2

: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual

yearly

2 of 2

adverb

: every year : annually

Examples of yearly in a Sentence

Adjective

She renews her lease on a yearly basis.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This formula essentially converts the total cost of borrowing into a yearly percentage rate. —True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

If Miami-Dade declines to spend nearly $2 billion on an incinerator to burn trash again, what would that mean for homeowners and their yearly garbage bills? —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025

Adverb

Seasonal workers are routinely added during warm-weather months to serve more than 325 million visitors who descend on the nation’s 433 parks, historic sites and other attractions yearly. —Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

Additionally, Big Data platforms can manage vast data volumes for example, Duke Energy processes over 85 billion grid sensor data points yearly, optimizing maintenance schedules with precision. —Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing yearly

• twice yearly

Rhymes for yearly

• austerely
• severely
• sincerely
• cavalierly
• clearly
• dearly
• merely
• nearly
• queerly

Kids Definition

yearly

adjective

year·​ly

ˈyi(ə)r-lē

1

: occurring, made, done, or produced every year : annual

2

: calculated in terms of one year

yearly adverb