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yearly

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) yearly (adjective)
  2. 2) yearly (adverb)
  3. Yearly Meeting (noun)
  4. quarter-yearly (adverb or adjective)
  5. half year (noun)

1year·ly

adj \ˈyir-lē\

Definition of YEARLY

1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
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Examples of YEARLY

  1. She renews her lease on a yearly basis.

First Known Use of YEARLY

before 12th century

Rhymes with YEARLY

cheerly, clearly, dearly, merely, nearly, queerly, sheerly

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