adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæn.jʊə.li/
Canada, General-American:/ˈæn.ju.ə.li/
Australian:/ˈæn.jʊə.li/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 N Y UW0 AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Once every year without fail, yearly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The Sunshine Festival is held annually, at the end of May.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
without missing a year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they travel to China annually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yearly, every year, each year
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he earned $100,000 per annum
we issue six volumes per annum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: per annum, p.a., per year, each year
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English annual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English annually From annual + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
jaarliks
— once every year
Armenian:
տարեկան
(tarekan)
— once every year
Catalan:
anualment
— once every year
Cornish:
pub bledhen
— once every year
Danish:
årlig
— once every year
Danish:
årligt
— once every year
Dutch:
jaarlijks
— once every year
Esperanto:
jare
— once every year
Faroese:
árliga
— once every year
Finnish:
vuosittain
— once every year
French:
annuellement
— once every year
Georgian:
წლიურად
(c̣liurad)
— once every year
Georgian:
ყოველწლიურად
(q̇ovelc̣liurad)
— once every year