annual report

noun

plural annual reports

: a usually lengthy report issued yearly by an organization giving an account of its internal workings and especially its finances

Examples of annual report in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pandora produced more than 112 million jewelry pieces in 2025, according to its annual report. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026

Break it down ❓Forbes released its annual report of the richest people in the United States, with net worths in the tens of billions of dollars. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

In the early years, when there weren’t many contractors, LA28 disclosed that information freely in its annual reports. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The annual report draft was assembled by an ad hoc committee formed earlier this year to help the commission get its materials completed and submitted in advance of the budget cycle. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annual report

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Legal Definition

annual report

noun

annual re·​port

: a written report distributed to shareholders each year by a corporation that sets forth financial information (as an auditor's report, the selling prices of the corporation's stock, and the yearly profit) as well as statements by the corporation's management