yearly
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Definition of yearly
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: reckoned by the year
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: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
yearly
adverbDefinition of yearly (Entry 2 of 2)
: every year : annually
Examples of yearly in a Sentence
Adjective
She renews her lease on a yearly basis.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The all-volunteer Lace Museum in Sunnyvale conducts its sensational half-yearly sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27-28. — Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, "7 Bay Area antique and collectible shows this fall," 3 Sep. 2019 Also popular is NYC Broadway Week, a twice-yearly event offered by NYC & Company, the cityâs tourism bureau, in conjunction with The Broadway League. — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, "How to do Broadway on a budget," 26 June 2019 Project Pedal is a yearly event of the Village Project in Bay, and takes place this year from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (June 15). — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Thereâs still time to register for the 6th annual Project Pedal in Bay Village this weekend," 10 June 2019 Those vehicles can now also be used for the twice-yearly private astronaut missions. — Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, "NASA says youâre welcome aboard the Space Station â for $58 million," 7 June 2019 USA TODAY Southwest Airlines launched one of its twice-yearly mega fare sales Tuesday, with round-trip tickets as low as $98 on short flights. — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, "Southwest three-day sale: Fares starting at $49 one way," 4 June 2019 That stash could have paid Johannesburgâs yearly social housing budget twice over. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, "The Mauritius Leaks show the West profiting from poor nations while depriving them of tax revenue," 27 July 2019 The federal space budget has already reached $5.4 billion yearly with further increases to come. — William R. Mackaye And Walter S. Mansell, Houston Chronicle, "âWe Aim to Be First on Moon,â President Tells 45,000 at Rice U.," 21 July 2019 Eva Longoriaâs baby boy turned 1 on June 19, and the mother-son duo celebrated his first yearly age milestone with a trip to â where else? — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "When Santi Met Mickey! Eva Longoria Celebrates Her Son's First Birthday with Disneyland Trip," 21 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Committee member Chula Ross-Sanchez says efficiently managing beaches is crucial for the health of the Gulf Coast and to continue attracting more than 7 million visitors yearly to Galveston. — Houston Chronicle, "Report: Galveston needs to improve access to public beaches," 26 Aug. 2019 Although international trade in pangolins and their parts is banned, China yearly approves the use of some 29 tons of scalesâequivalent to about 73,000 pangolinsâfor commercial traditional medicines. — National Geographic, "Pangolin scales are not a party drug, say researchers," 9 Aug. 2019 Of particular interest is a yearly astronomical event called opposition, which occurs when Jupiter, Earth and the sun are arranged in a straight line. — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know, "See Jupiter with your naked eye tonight during its âbiggest and brightestâ month," 10 June 2019 The White House estimates China inflicts $50 billion yearly in damages on U.S. companies. — Bob Davis, WSJ, "How China Systematically Pries Technology From U.S. Companies," 26 Sep. 2018 Bel Air has been designated as a Banner City yearly since 2007. — Allan Vought, The Aegis, "Bel Air achieves several milestones, seeks sustainable community recertification," 10 July 2018 Though Viktor Orban, Hungaryâs prime minister, is an illiberal authoritarian, Mercedes Benz announced an investment of âŹ1bn in the country two years ago and plans to make 330,000 cars yearly by 2020. — The Economist, "Central Europeâs Goldilocks economies," 5 July 2018 Since 1988, Utqiagvik (oot-GAR'-vik), Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, has warmed more than 6 degrees yearly and more than 9 degrees in winter. — Seth Borenstein And Nicky Forster, Cincinnati.com, "Warned 30 years ago, global warming 'is in our living room'," 18 June 2018 According to legislative economists, more than 75 percent of the $11 million yearly sole proprietor tax cut would go to people who earn at least $200,000 a year. — Hillary Borrud, OregonLive.com, "Oregon lawmakers move quickly to vote on Kate Brown's business tax cut," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yearly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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yearly
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of yearly
: happening, done, or made once each year
: of or relating to one year
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Kids Definition of yearly
: occurring, made, or done every year : annual
I had my yearly checkup.
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