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

Oregon’s annual reports detail those medications in a way that California’s do not. —Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026

According to an annual report from U-Haul, Texas topped its list of states to which the most Americans moved in 2025. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026

The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and Foundation secured over $1 million in grant funding and doubled its staff in 2025, according to the company's annual report released Tuesday. —Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026

The social services department overspent its Medicaid budget by almost $160 million two fiscal years ago and by more than $300 million last year, according to the comptroller’s annual reports. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annual report

• abort
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• alport
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• comport
• consort
• deport
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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