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

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Full employment numbers for the calendar year of 2024 will be available in the WGA’s annual report this summer. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025 According to the department’s 2024 annual report, roughly $26.8 million, about 30% of the LCHD’s budget last year, came from state and federal grants. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 The new law also tasked the Advocate with bringing two annual reports to Congress. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The company in its 2024 annual report trumpeted its recurring revenue streams which are based on multi-year contracts with major telecom companies that are consistently renewed. John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annual report

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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 22 Apr. 2025.

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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