annualize
verb
an·nu·al·ize
ˈan-yə(-wə)-ˌlīz 
-yü-ə-
annualized; annualizing
: to calculate or adjust to reflect a rate based on a full year
quarterly returns yielding at an annualized rate of seven percent
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Behind them, hedge funds and litigation financiers are bankrolling lawsuits with high-interest, non-recourse loans – sometimes exceeding 20 percent annualized – in exchange for a handsome cut of the winnings.
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Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
For me, the rule of thumb is 12% annualized, or 1% a month or more, particularly if the underlying stock is highly volatile, is in a volatile industry, or has a lot of debt.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Prequin data, Kimmeridge funds have delivered an average annualized 27% since 2012.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Of late, for instance, the 3-month and 6-month T-bills have annualized yields of around 5%.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 May 2023
After declining for 7 of the last 9 months, housing starts surprisingly jumped 10% (annualized, MOM) in February 2023.
—Joshua Pollard, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
From the end of FY 2018 to mid-April, Disney shares fell 15% to $100 per share, and its total return was just a negative, annualized 3.3%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
The funding announcement came one day after service providers told lawmakers on the Housing Committee about a need for a $50 million investment to annualize money for cold weather services, increase service providers’ pay and cover other infrastructure in the state’s homeless response system.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
Those are monthly numbers, so funds that annualize them and include the inflation adjustment to principal in their income have been reporting monster SEC yields.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 16 July 2021
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Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
For me, the rule of thumb is 12% annualized, or 1% a month or more, particularly if the underlying stock is highly volatile, is in a volatile industry, or has a lot of debt.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Prequin data, Kimmeridge funds have delivered an average annualized 27% since 2012.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Of late, for instance, the 3-month and 6-month T-bills have annualized yields of around 5%.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 May 2023
After declining for 7 of the last 9 months, housing starts surprisingly jumped 10% (annualized, MOM) in February 2023.
—Joshua Pollard, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
From the end of FY 2018 to mid-April, Disney shares fell 15% to $100 per share, and its total return was just a negative, annualized 3.3%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
The funding announcement came one day after service providers told lawmakers on the Housing Committee about a need for a $50 million investment to annualize money for cold weather services, increase service providers’ pay and cover other infrastructure in the state’s homeless response system.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
Those are monthly numbers, so funds that annualize them and include the inflation adjustment to principal in their income have been reporting monster SEC yields.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 16 July 2021
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“Annualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annualize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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