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

When the Herald published its first A3 Foundation story in July, county commissioners had just voted to require Loud and Live to make a yearly $250,000 charitable payment to the foundation as a condition of Loud and Live’s county management contract for Tropical Park. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025

Its Japanese employees spend an average of 15 years at the company, which boasts a yearly retention rate of 98%. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025

Adverb

The consulting firm Wagner works for recently published a study that found consumer-facing AI technology — meaning things like customer-serving chatbots and AI-powered marketing campaigns — could save more than $7 billion yearly for automotive companies across the industry. —Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025

Chad Duckson leads the auto theft program and says that surcharge generates more than $3 million yearly to support operations. —Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025

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