Words / A2

Y-eerl-ee/ˈjɪəli/

Yearly means once a year: a yearly visit, yearly fee, yearly meeting. Annual is a close, slightly more formal cousin. Weekly and monthly are other frequencies. Yearly can also be an adverb (checked yearly). Do not write yearly for early (before the usual time).

Meaning

Happening once a year.

Examples

• “We have a yearly check-up at the dentist.”
• “The museum pass needs a yearly renewal.”
• “They make a yearly trip to the same seaside town.”

Good to know

a yearly visit / fee. Formal cousin: annual. Other: weekly, monthly. Mix-up: early.

Near in meaning

annual

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