English Online Dictionary. What means yearly? What does yearly mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīc (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly. Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɪɹli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɪəli/
- Hyphenation: year‧ly
Adjective
yearly (not comparable)
- Happening once every year.
- Over the course of one year
Synonyms
- annual
- per annum
- perennial
Translations
Adverb
yearly (not comparable)
- Once a year.
- Every year.
Synonyms
- annually
- perennially
Translations
Noun
yearly (plural yearlies)
- Something that is published once a year.
Translations
Anagrams
- yarely