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

In a more stable context, where revenue achieves modest growth of 5–8% yearly and net margins recover to 6–8%, earnings could bounce back to $4–5/share. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

The numbers are still a drop from last month’s (a stronger-than-expected 177,000 jobs, which was downwardly revised to 147,000) and are lower than the yearly average. —Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 6 June 2025

Adverb

The Brattle Group states that $2 trillion is required by 2030 to modernize the lines; grid investments are now $400 billion yearly, short of what is necessary. —Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025

Kevin Carter/Getty Images What To Know The report said Lake Mead ranked as the deadliest national park in the U.S., with an average of 20.88 deaths yearly, mostly caused by drowning. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 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