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

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The organization's latest annual report, based on 2022-23 data, found none of Wisconsin's four-year public universities and just two of the state's technical colleges were affordable. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Last year, landmines killed or wounded more than 5,700 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians, according to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, an annual report published by a consortium of non-profit groups. NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 The analysis came on the heels of the International Federation of Robotics’ annual report released in late September that showed that in 2024, China not only installed a record high 295,000 industrial robots, but domestic suppliers outsold foreign ones for the first time. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025 The new label and branding come as the organization releases its 2024-2025 annual report, highlighting more than 15 years of work to drive environmental, social and economic improvements in cotton farming. Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annual report

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of annual report was in 1724

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“Annual report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual%20report. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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
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