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 logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is pictured as the company presented the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 According to the latest annual report by Metro Social Services, a single person without children would need to earn about $52,858 annually to afford the cost of living, but 41% of Davidson County jobs pay less than $39,996. Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 History Colorado is a state agency under the Colorado Department of Higher Education, with about half of its $40 million annual budget for last year coming from limited gaming revenues, according to its most recent annual report. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025 The annual report takes a look at prices consumers will pay for a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, sides such as vegetables, cranberries, stuffing and rolls, pumpkin pie and beverages for 10 people. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 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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