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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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released its annual report Thursday, looking back at its work in fiscal year 2024, which ran from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 The Monitoring the Future study, conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, released its annual report this week, highlighting trends from its survey on drug use. Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 An annual report by the Education Law Center has ranked North Carolina 48th among in public school funding nationwide. Laura Barrero, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Oak Creek-Franklin's annual reports from 2018 to 2023 show just two complaints regarding racial discrimination, both from the 2018-19 school year. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for annual report 

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 6 Jan. 2025.

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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