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

But beneath the surface of earnest mission statements and polished annual reports lies one of the least discussed yet most urgent crises in American healthcare: the deteriorating financial health of nonprofit regional health plans. —Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

This came one week after the council approved the commission’s annual report from last year and the upcoming year’s plan, which included the recommendation for an audit. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025

In addition, according to Real Madrid’s annual report last year, the club earned $174 million from the Champions League competition, which the team won in 2024 for a record 15th time. —Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 May 2025

Source: New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission annual reports. —Ben Blatt, New York Times, 2 May 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