annually

adverb

an·​nu·​al·​ly ˈan-yə(-wə)-lē How to pronounce annually (audio)
-yü-ə-
: once a year : each year
an event that occurs annually
a report that's published annually
She spends about $1,000 of her own money annually on additional supplies, and doesn't hesitate to let the children know it.Michael Winerip
More than 300,000 Americans undergo angioplasty annually to open clogged heart arteries and relieve chest pain.Melissa Williams

Examples of annually in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web How unconscionable that Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s CEO is being paid $430,000 annually from our tax money. Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024 Yet the number of people sentenced to home detention in Denver declined annually since 2019, dropping from an average daily population of 148 in 2019 to about 54 in 2023. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024 There were rumors of the Lakers putting together offers that would’ve had Hurley making close to $15 million annually that might have swayed him. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 Born in Mission Valley The Holiday Bowl debuted at San Diego Stadium in 1978 and was played in the Mission Valley stadium annually over the next 41 years. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for annually 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of annually was circa 1555

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“Annually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annually. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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