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

As is his usual practice, Justice Samuel Alito received a 90-day extension to file his annual report. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 June 2025

The Social Security trustees released their latest annual report, evaluating the finances of the country’s premier social program. —Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

The agencies would collect and track such data, submitting an annual report to the governor, attorney general and Legislature, in addition to posting it publicly online. —Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

The district is most likely to recommend school closures in the northwest, southwest, and central parts of the city, because those regions will experience the steepest enrollment declines, says the annual report, known as the Strategic Regional Analysis. —Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annual report

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
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• 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