(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Annual events happen once every year.
...the ~ conference of Britain’s trade union movement...
In its ~ report, UNICEF says at least 40,000 children die every day.
= yearly
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
Companies report to their shareholders ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Annual quantities or rates relate to a period of one year.
The electronic and printing unit has ~ sales of about $80 million.
= yearly
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
El Salvador produces 100,000 tons of refined copper ~ly...
ADV: ADV with v, amount ADV
3.
An ~ is a book or magazine that is published once a year.
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4.
An ~ is a plant that grows and dies within one year.
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