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

In a move that marks the closing chapter of his historic tenure, the 95-year-old Oracle of Omaha released a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders earlier this month that outlines his departure as CEO and the cessation of his legendary annual reports. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

Descendants of founder Edward Scripps control about 93% of the company's common voting shares, according to the company's annual report. —Anhata Rooprai, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025

American Cancer Society releases annual report Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, revealed in an emotional essay published Saturday that she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2025

The legislation also requires an annual report detailing the number of participating vendors, the number of beneficiaries, and total program costs. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annual report

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

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