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

Idaho’s largest community college, CWI served some 34,000 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to the school’s annual report, and enrollment has grown for nine straight years. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026

For the first time, the annual report shows that 70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer can expect to live at least five years, compared with just 49% in the mid-1970s. —Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Five-year cancer survival rates in the US topped 70% for the first time, the American Cancer Society’s annual report found. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Seven out of 10 people survived for five years after a diagnosis during 2015-2021 across all cancers, a key goal of therapy, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report released Tuesday. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 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