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

Homicide numbers in Kansas City have been high over the past nine years though there were dips in 2018, 2021 and 2024, according to annual reports for the Kansas City Police Department and numbers The Star tracks. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025

According to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 annual report, 5,623 juveniles were arrested for major felonies – such as murder, rape and assault – in 2025, marking a 9% increase from the previous year. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025

The $470 million figure emerged during city council deliberations and was later confirmed by the foundation in its 2020 annual report. —Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025

Crimes against people, including assaults and intimidation, were down 24% in 2024 compared to 2023​, according to the department’s 2024 annual report. —Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 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