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

These transformation costs mean we are told that the £492M figure for 24/25 will be revised down and a new figure will be revealed in the upcoming annual report. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025

ThredUp, an online resale platform for women’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories, has been tracking the evolution of the resale market since 2013, with an annual report. —Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

Boston Omaha Corporation Class A (BOC) has submitted its annual report on Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025

Data from the annual report is what initially inspired the group’s founders to take action, according to Keys. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annual report

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

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