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 Investors will also vote on a proposal that would require Tesla to publish an annual report detailing its efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination. William Gavin, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024 In 2022-23, the nonprofit spread close to $500,000 across 1,668 students, according to its annual report for things like rent, utilities, school supplies and transportation. Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 The annual report also updated Trump Media’s financial statements to cover the full year 2023: The platform lost more than $58 million on revenue of a bare $4.1 million. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 According to the department’s annual report for pesticide use for 2021, the most recent year available, Monterey County ranked sixth among California’s 58 counties for the amount of pesticides applied, with more than 9 million pounds used on 6.5 million acres. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024 Revenue for the center in 2022 was $5.8 million, according to its annual report. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 The office's annual report found drug intoxication remained a leading cause of death in the county for the third year in a row. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024 According to data from the latest CMO Survey, an annual report conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in partnership with Deloitte, spending on inclusive marketing grew by nearly 9% to about 11% annually from 2021 to 2023. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 Four Three Education would have been barred from asking for state funds and required to provide an annual report to lawmakers. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024

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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 27 Apr. 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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