annually

[ an-yoo-uh-lee ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of annually¹

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

Example Sentences

Before winning the election in July, Labour had already set out plans to centralise the purchasing of equipment in a bid to save £360m annually.

From BBC

Employers spend over $800 billion annually on health benefits for their workers.

From Salon

Mr. Frommer built an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services on the bedrock of his first book, published in 1957, which sold millions of copies in annually updated editions until 2007.

From New York Times

Testosterone levels must be "within natal female range... for an appropriate length of time so as to minimise any potential advantage", and hormone treatment must be verified annually.

From BBC

The conference switch is expected to bring in tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue annually to a debt-ridden athletic department while also preventing the Bruins from having to consider eliminating any Olympic sports.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• each year
• every year