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 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 See all Example Sentences for annual report 

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Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 11 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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