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

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When his organization began releasing its annual report a few years ago, Beasley said nobody was talking about the issue. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025 The Florida Natural Areas Inventory, a program based at Florida State University, tracks conservation efforts around the state and publishes them in an annual report. Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 Residential rates since 2013 have increased at an average greater than the rate of inflation by 7% in San Diego Gas & Electric’s service territory, according to an annual report by the California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025 About a third of the 240 new physicians who had graduated from the programs since 2018 remained in Wisconsin for residency training, according to the Medical College's 2023 annual report. Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for annual report

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of annual report was in 1724

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“Annual report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual%20report. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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
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