annual
adj
1 occurring, done, etc., once a year or every year; yearly
an annual income
2 lasting for a year
an annual subscription
n
3 a plant that completes its life cycle in one year
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perennial →
3 →
biennial →
3
4 a book, magazine, etc., published once every year (C14: from Late Latin annualis, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year) ♦
annually adv
annual general meeting
n (Brit) the statutory meeting of the directors and shareholders of a company or of the members of a society, held once every financial year, at which the annual report is presented, (Abbrev.)
AGM
annual parallax
n See →
parallax →
2
annual percentage rate
n the annual equivalent of a rate of interest when the rate is quoted more frequently than annually, usually monthly, (Abbrev.)
APR
annual report
n a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity
annual ring
n a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates, (Also called)
tree ring
compound annual return
n the total return available from an investment, deposit, etc., when the interest earned is used to augment the capital, (Abbrev.)
CAR