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

That marked a 33% increase from 2023, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center's annual report. —Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025

Breeze buses carried almost 4.9 million passengers in fiscal year 2023-24, an increase of 8.3% from the previous year, according to the district’s annual report. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025

The MoffettNathanson analysts pointed to Meta’s latest annual report in which the company revealed that its China revenue was $18.35 billion in 2024, equating to a little over 11% of total its total sales. —Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025

According to Forbes’ annual report, the Rockies are worth $1.475 billion, ranking 24th in the majors. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025

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