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yearly record

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UK/ˌjɪəli ˈrekɔːd/
US/ˌjɪrli ˈrekərd/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    A written or stored account of everything that happened or was done during one year.

    Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a yearly record' or 'yearly records' for more than one year.

    Patterns

    • keep a yearly record of something
    • a yearly record of something
    • a yearly record shows something

    The school keeps a yearly record of every student's attendance.

    Her yearly record of sales shows steady growth since 2019.

    We store a yearly record of all the repairs in this folder.

  2. nouncountablesport

    The best result someone or something has achieved within a single year.

    Grammar: Often used in sports and business with 'set' or 'break': set a yearly record.

    Patterns

    • set a yearly record
    • break a yearly record
    • a yearly record for something

    The runner set a new yearly record for the 400 meters.

    The company broke its yearly record for online orders.

    He holds the yearly record for most goals scored.

Word forms

pluralyearly records

Common combinations

keep a yearly record
The clinic keeps a yearly record of every vaccination.
a yearly record of something
She showed us a yearly record of the club's spending.
set a yearly record
The team set a yearly record for wins.
break a yearly record
Sales broke a yearly record in December.
an accurate yearly record
Accountants need an accurate yearly record of income.

Synonyms and how they differ

annual record
Almost the same, but 'annual record' sounds more formal and is common in reports and official documents.
yearly report
A report is a written document that explains the year's events, while a record is simply the stored information itself.
log
A log is an ongoing record kept as things happen, often daily, and is not limited to a year.

Word family

yearly adjective
Happening once every year, as in 'a yearly meeting'.
yearly adverb
Once a year, as in 'The prize is given yearly'.
record noun
Any stored piece of information kept for the future.
record verb
To write down or store information so it can be used later.

Commonly confused: yearly record or annual record? yearly record or yearly report?

yearly record vs annual record

These mean nearly the same thing, but 'annual record' is more formal and more common in business writing; 'yearly record' is plainer and more conversational.

yearly record vs yearly report

A yearly report is a document you read; a yearly record is the data you keep. A report often summarizes a record.

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