each year adv 1: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" [syn: {annually}, {yearly}, {every year}, {each year}] 2: 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" [syn: {per annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]