Yearly means happening once every year or relating to a whole year. It can describe events, payments, reports, or cycles.
“Yearly” is formed from “year” plus the suffix “-ly,” which often turns nouns into adjectives or adverbs. It has been used this way since Middle English to mark yearly repetition.
“Yearly” is a time-label that turns the flow of days into a pattern you can plan around. Taxes, birthdays, school grades—so much of life quietly runs on the yearly setting.
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