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 See all Example Sentences for annual report 

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 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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