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 In 2018, total (gross) receipts for charitable gaming were around $434 million, while in 2023 the number is up to $794 million, according to annual reports from the Charitable Gaming department analyzed by The Courier Journal. The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024 But several filed an annual report earlier this year covering political fundraising and spending in 2023 anyway, including Attorney General Kris Mayes, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, and Treasurer Kimberly Yee. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024 In February, Biden issued a national security memorandum that expanded upon those rules, adding an annual report to Congress about whether recipients of U.S. arms are meeting the standards. Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 Repairs to the bridge were suggested in 2017, that year's annual report states, and satellite imagery indicates two transmission towers were constructed between 2019 and 2022, on the side of the bridge closer to Baltimore city. Caitlin Thompson, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024 The campaign prompted new discussions about workplace policies, the state said in an annual report. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 Online gambling is prevalent, with sports gambling generating a record $10.92 billion in revenue for 2023, according to the American Gaming Assn.’s annual report. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 He’s founder and former director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida, which has long published annual report cards examining diversity-hiring results for professional and college sports. Aaron Beard, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024 Contact information for each CI field office can be found in the division’s annual report. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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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