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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For example, intellectual property theft — including theft of trade secrets — costs U.S. businesses between $225 billion and $600 billion annually. Michael Slepian, eric Anicich, nir Halevy, Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024 In a 2016 paper, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, estimated that full privatization of Fannie and Freddie would cost the typical American taking out a new mortgage $1,200 annually. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Unlike net capital losses, where taxpayers are limited to using only $3,000 annually to offset ordinary income, taxpayers can generally apply NOLs against 80% of taxable income. Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 The media company is reportedly paying around $300 million annually for SEC rights over the next 10 years. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024 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 14 Dec. 2024.

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