annually

American  

[an-yoo-uh-lee] / ˈæn yu ə li /

adverb

1. once a year; each year.

   The school’s Harvest Dance has been held annually, on the first Saturday of October, for more than 125 years.

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Etymology

Origin of annually

First recorded in 1580–1600; annual ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Explanation

Something that happens annually occurs once a year, every year. If you vacation at the beach annually, you do it every summer. Many people send holiday cards annually, mailing stacks of them every December, and everyone celebrates a birthday annually. If your work performance is reviewed annually, your boss might consider giving you a raise each year. The adverb annually comes from the adjective annual, which is rooted in the Late Latin annualis, based on annus, or "year."

Example Sentences

Marvell is benefiting from renewed confidence in its role with Amazon’s AI chip ambitions, a business generating $20 billion annually.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Returns for fully realized funds have averaged around 10% annually, with losses largely contained within the equity layer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Brooks Koepka’s wife, Jena Sims Koepka, shares TikTok videos annually of her Masters hauls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Separate figures suggest that amounts to more than 150,000 tonnes annually – enough to sustain three times the breeding populations of the ten commonest garden species if they relied on it alone all year round.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In recent years the State of California has reported an average of more than 200 cases of accidental parathion poisoning annually.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Related Words

• each year
• every year