annual
annual
(ænjuəl )Word forms: plural annuals
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...the annual conference of Britain's trade union movement.
In its annual report, UNICEF says at least 40,000 children die every day.
annually adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Companies report to their shareholders annually.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Annual costs, tuition and fees, £1,600.
The electronic and printing unit has annual sales of about $80 million.
annually adverb [ADVERB with verb]
El Salvador produces 100,000 tons of refined copper annually.
Holiday World hires 300 new employees annually.
3. countable noun
An annual is a book or magazine that is published once a year.
I looked for Wyman's picture in my high-school annual.
He tried the various almanacs, annuals and gazettes which were held in the library.
4. countable noun
