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

Stewardship means looking beyond quick results and yearly reports. — Sara Roversi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The city does not track foreclosures, so officials project a wide range of potential yearly revenues that would represent a fraction of overall transfer-tax dollars, which this past year totaled more than $68 million. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Adverb

In Europe, which has far more road traffic, there are around 20,000 deaths yearly and nine deaths per 100,000 people, according to the World Health Organization and the United Nations. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Per the latest report, audiences watched 97 billion hours of content on Netflix in the first half of the year, marking the highest half-yearly viewing total since the streamer began regularly releasing these numbers. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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