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

Verizon publishes an annual report about data breaches. —Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

In 2024, according to the trust fund’s annual report, the maximum eligible income for a single individual and for a family of four was $23,550 and $33,630, respectively. —Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025

The survey goes beyond hate crimes documented by the state Attorney General in an annual report that recorded 4,329 of hate events or offenses, according to the most recent report tallying incidents in 2023. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025

Volvo Cars has nearly 43,000 employees globally according to its 2024 annual report. —Marie Mannes, USA Today, 8 May 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