an·nu·al

(ăn′yo͞o-əl)

adj.

1. Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly: an annual medical examination.

2. Of, relating to, or determined by a year: an annual income.

3. Botany Living or growing for only one year or season.

1. A periodical published yearly; a yearbook.

2. Botany A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season.

[Middle English annuel, from Old French, from Late Latin annuālis, ultimately from Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

an′nu·al·ly adv.

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Adv.	1.	annually - without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" each year, every year, yearly
	2.	annually - by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" p.a., per annum, per year, each year

annually

adverb

1. yearly, each year, every year, per year, by the year, once a year, every twelve months, per annum, year after year Companies report to their shareholders annually.

2. yearly, each year, every year, per year, by the year, per annum They hire 300 staff annually.

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Translations

سَنَوياًسَنَوِيّاً

každoročněročně

årligt

vuosittain

godišnje

évenkéntéventeminden évben

tahun

árlega

annualmente

年一回

해마다

anniversarie

letnovsako leto

årligen

ซึ่งเกิดปีละครั้ง

her seneher yıl

hàng năm

每年每年地

annually

[ˈænjʊəlɪ] ADV → anualmente, cada año
£500 annually → 500 libras al año

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annually

[ˈænjuəli] adv (= yearly) [cost, pay, spend] → annuellement, tous les ans; [hire, import] → tous les ans; [hold, celebrate] → tous les ans; [renew] → tous les ans
The venue attracts more than 40,000 visitors annually
BUT Le lieu attire plus de 40 000 visiteurs par an.

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annually

adv (= once a year) → jährlich

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annually

[ˈænjʊəlɪ] adv → annualmente, ogni anno

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annual

(ˈӕnjuəl) adjective

1. happening every year. an annual event.

2. of one year. What is his annual salary?

noun

1. a book of which a new edition is published every year. children's annuals.

2. a plant that lives for only one year.

ˈannually adverb

His salary is increased annually.

annually

→ سَنَوِيّاً každoročně årligt jährlich ετησίως anualmente vuosittain annuellement godišnje annualmente 年一回 해마다 jaarlijks årlig corocznie anualmente ежегодно årligen ซึ่งเกิดปีละครั้ง her yıl hàng năm 每年

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