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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The Panthers did it on Saturday without Reinhart, their top goal scorer from the past two seasons and one of three finalists this year for the Selke Trophy given annually to the league’s best defensive forward. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025 Based on cap rules, that extra spending capacity also increased annually, usually between 2% and 4%, to keep pace with growing household income or inflation. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025 In central city neighborhoods surrounding Balboa Park — one of the less-expensive areas surveyed by Molnar — the average monthly rent was $1,997, down 0.1% annually. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025 The Tax Foundation – a nonpartisan think tank – calculated that the 2018 tariffs resulted in tariff duties of about $200-300 per household annually– about 0.3% of the median household income. George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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