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

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Before the pandemic, the Big Apple was adding roughly 100,000 roles annually. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 All enclosures are at least eight times larger than what is required by federal law and evaluated annually by federal and state veterinarians, the Fechters said. Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Saks Global employs more than 3,400 stylists, with nearly half of them selling $1 million or more annually. David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 In Australia, roughly 12 million tonnes of coal ash are produced annually from power generation, with more than 400 million tonnes stored in large ponds. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annually

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 29 Oct. 2025.

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