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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LLCs must typically register with the state and are often required to comply with additional requirements, such as annual reports. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Abortions, the main reason the Trump administration has ended support for the clinics, account for just 4% of the services Planned Parenthood provides, according to a 2024 annual report. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 6 June 2025 For example, the most recent annual report of the Department of Agriculture’s inspections of the nation’s dog breeders found that 96% of licensees and registrants were in substantial compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, the guiding legislation that regulates the treatment of animals. Sheila Goffe, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025 In 2020, 2021, and 2023, despite checks showing that the chapter had spent money, the chapter filed annual reports with the Department of Labor saying that the chapter had spent $0, according to the audit and copies of the reports. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for annual report

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 16 Jun. 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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