1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
Examples of yearly in a Sentence
Adjective
She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
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Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
The club’s yearly dues were $31,500, and with travel and hotel expenses, the Arizona couple was spending close to $125,000 annually.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Here is the full breakdown of total, national closings (From 2008-2015, TheStreet noted that about 44-68 breweries closed yearly, averaging to 56 per year.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
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Adjective
The four producing sub-regions are highly exposed to climate change which jeopardizes the livelihood of 16,000 wine growers and their yearly 6.3bn euros sales revenues.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
The club’s yearly dues were $31,500, and with travel and hotel expenses, the Arizona couple was spending close to $125,000 annually.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Adverb
Postmenopausal individuals do not need to see a gynecologist yearly.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Here is the full breakdown of total, national closings (From 2008-2015, TheStreet noted that about 44-68 breweries closed yearly, averaging to 56 per year.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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