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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
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In its latest annual report, United said that non-passenger, non-cargo revenue made up 6% of its total business in 2023.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 June 2024
In 2022, the multi-state partnership identified 1,177 voters who appeared to have voted both in Florida and another state in the same election, DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security wrote in its annual report that year.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Boohoo acknowledged in its annual report published earlier this month that CEO John Lyttle, along with co-founders Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, didn’t qualify for a bonus as the company fell short of its financial goals for the year.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 May 2024
The information is then compiled into annual reports with the goal of identifying and reducing racial profiling and other types of bias.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1724, in the meaning defined above
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“Annual report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual%20report. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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