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

The Windy City Ghostbusters was due to file their domestic corporation annual report with the Illinois Secretary of State's Office on March 3. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

The oversight provisions include the Royals providing annual reports to the city. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

If those factors are captured consistently and made visible to the right teams, ESG can actually influence business decisions rather than simply become reactive information collected for an annual report. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

According to the athletic department’s annual report, Boise State made $1,569,476 through royalties, which was a 121% increase from the prior fiscal year. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 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