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annually

annually

125 2.2
Once every year
  • adverb
  • /ˈæn.ju.ə.li/
translation icon : anualmente
  • One of the great traditions we have here at Tres Rios is the Outstanding Teenagers of America scholarship given annually to an outstanding senior.
  • billion annually
  • million annually
  • tons annually

The CDs spread refers to the price paid annually for protection on the bonds.

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Examples

  • The US Department of Defense spends more than $1.6 billion annually on tobacco-related health care and absenteeism.

    Academic text (2011)
  • How much money annually does the federal government spend?

  • Did you know the number of women reported missing in this county annually is three times higher than the national average?

  • The largest street festival in all of Europe takes place annually on the streets of West London.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Our policies are reviewed annually.

  • And soon enough, interest payments on the national debt will exceed all revenue collected annually by the Treasury.

  • Pollock alone brings $1 billion annually to the US economy, the largest single-species fishery in the country.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A total of 15 million people die annually because of starvation, malnutrition, and hunger-related diseases.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The company holds its annual meeting annually to discuss financial results and future plans.

  • We celebrate our family reunion annually every summer at the same park.

Synonyms

each year
vsannually
275 1.0

Happens once every year

is slightly more formal and mainly used in written registers
per year
vsannually
169 1.0

How often something happens in one year, often for an amount of money

is a general time adverb, not limited to financial amounts
yearly
vsannually
75 1.0

Happening once every year

is the more formal adverb used in formal writing
per annum
vsannually
  • Formal
7 4.2

Each year, often used when talking about money amounts

is less formal and used in wider, everyday contexts
p.a.
vsannually
  • Formal
4.1

For each year, often to show how much money is paid or received

is the full adverb form used outside financial abbreviations

How Often

daily
1.0
weekly
323 1.0
monthly
246 1.0
annually
125 2.2
occasionally
438 2.0
rarely
539 1.0
never
1.0

Surface Forms

annually positive

Morphology

annually = annual (transparent) = annual + ly

The adverb is a regular -ly formation from the adjective 'annual', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Annually comes from the old Latin word annus, which means 'year', and it is the same root you see in annual and anniversary. So if something happens annually, it happens 'every year'.