1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
Examples of yearly in a Sentence
Adjective
She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Campbell contacted Schultz once or twice yearly to inquire about his interest in selling before the sale was completed.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The intrigue: Program organizers change the types offered yearly, with nut and fruit trees recently being added to the mix.
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Adjective
In January, the EV maker reported a yearly sales decline, its first in recent history.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Campbell contacted Schultz once or twice yearly to inquire about his interest in selling before the sale was completed.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
The number of jurisdictions that have struggled to secure more than 95 percent vaccination coverage among kindergartners has grown yearly since 2020.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The intrigue: Program organizers change the types offered yearly, with nut and fruit trees recently being added to the mix.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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