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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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Quarterly updates, annual reports and invitations to earnings calls provide transparency and foster a sense of inclusion.
—Barri Rafferty, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
From 2022 to 2023, the agency documented a 14% increase in wildlife strikes as travel restrictions were being lifted after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its annual report published June 2024.
More than 290,000 wildlife strikes took place in the United States between 1990 and 2023.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Bosch struggles in Germany’s flatlining economy Bosch is one of Germany’s biggest employers, with a headcount of 429,000 people at the end of 2023, according to its latest annual report.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Nov. 2024
According to the department’s annual report, the university spent over $1.8 million on expenses for the police department in fiscal year 2023.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1724, in the meaning defined above
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“Annual report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual%20report. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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