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

Nearly 18% of revenue in the 2025 fiscal year came from an unnamed cloud provider, and about 11% came from AT&T, according to the company's annual report. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026

The State Department of Education must publish an annual report detailing emergency virtual day usage by June 30, beginning in 2026, the press release said. —Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026

The news release said the bill would also require the plan to produce an annual report and come up with formal financial plans to prepare for future wildfires. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026

The bill also requires the FAIR Plan to open its governing committee meetings to the public and publish an annual report with premium rates, strategic plans and policyholder service metrics, among other information. —Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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