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Definition of "yearly" []

  • Occurring once a year or every year. (adjective)
  • Once a year; annually. (adverb)
  • A publication issued once a year. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "yearly" in a sentence
  • "Bozo The Neoclown says: then give back the billions texas takes in yearly from the fed for education, beyotch. other states can use the dough."
  • "The entire annual budget is under $400,000, less than what the president of Rutgers University -- New Jersey's state university -- makes in yearly salary, and a fraction of what the school pays its football coach each year."
  • "The fact that thousands of illiterates 'graduate' from high-school and gain admission to college yearly is grounds for tearing down the edifice and starting over from scratch."