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 According to its most recent annual report, the organization raked in $7.6 billion in the Olympic cycle spanning 2017 to 2020-21. Jules Boykoff, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 Earlier this year, it was projected that the United States would be expected to see 2 million cases of cancer after the ACS shared their annual report on cancer statistics that showed the rising rates of cancer in people under 50. Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024 Wayland will lead the CDN’s work on Diamond annual reports and other ‘deep dives’ into specific areas, as well as the implementation of a new iteration of the diversity monitoring and reporting tool. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024 On Tuesday, Microsoft added the artificial intelligence startup to the list of competitors in the company’s latest annual report. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for annual report 

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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 11 Sep. 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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