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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In Jamaica, electricity theft accounted for 28% of total losses, according to the local utility’s 2023 annual report. Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 This number was presented in the agency’s last annual report, which relied on data from the 2022-23 school year. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025 The multi-year California Wolf Project launched last year and just released its first annual report. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 As dull as an annual report for an accounting firm. Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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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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