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

In September, the County Commission voted to cancel part of a contract that required a Tropical Park contractor to make a $250,000 yearly payment to A3 and instead shifted the required donation to the county’s Parks Foundation. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025

For those seeking an actually relaxing stretch of shoreline, North Carolina’s Bald Head Island is primed to become your new yearly spot. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025

Adverb

The mess from birds isn’t cheap; almost 25 percent of Americans pay more than $500 yearly to fix damage and wash their cars because of droppings. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025

Besides being a hotbed of seismic activity, the Philippines is also among the most climate-vulnerable countries globally, seeing more than 20 typhoons and tropical storm systems yearly. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 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