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

There were 27 cruise ship visits to Milwaukee ports in 2024, totaling more than 13,500 passengers, according to an annual report from Port Milwaukee. —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Additionally, Klarna will not be required to file its annual report until four months (120+ days) after the end of each fiscal year. —David Trainer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. —Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025

That’s more than the acres burned each year from 2021 to 2024 combined, according to data from the center’s annual reports. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 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