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yearly

[yeer-lee]

adjective

  1. pertaining to a year or to each year.

  2. done, made, happening, appearing, coming, etc., once a year or every year.

    a yearly medical examination.

  3. computed or determined by the year.

  4. continuing or lasting for a year.



adverb

  1. once a year; annually.

noun

plural

yearlies 
  1. a publication appearing once a year.

yearly

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. occurring, done, appearing, etc, once a year or every year; annual

  2. lasting or valid for a year; annual

    a yearly subscription

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. once a year; annually

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a publication, event, etc, that occurs once a year

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yearly1

before 900; Middle English yeerly, Old English ŧī. See year, -ly
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Japan, Europe and the US were among those downgraded in the bank's twice yearly report.

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If the employee that is available via email 24/7 gets the promotion or yearly bonus, other employees copy that.

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This is proved by the reported $20 million in yearly residuals the cast of “Friends” still receives.

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Dear Liz: I inherited my mother’s Roth IRA when she died in 2015 and have been taking yearly required minimum distributions based on my age.

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The yearly bill of a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will fall by £129 a year, a drop of nearly 7%, analysts at the consultancy Cornwall Insight have predicted.

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