annual
/'ænjuəl/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Happening or done once every year: Describes events, payments, or publications that occur or are produced on a yearly basis.
- Living for or completing its life cycle in one year or growing season: Used in botany to describe plants that germinate, flower, seed, and die within a single year.
Noun:
- A book or magazine published once every year: A reference book, report, or periodical issued yearly.
- A plant that lives for only one year or growing season: A botanical term for a plant with an annual life cycle.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The company holds its annual general meeting in June.
- These are annual plants; they will need to be replanted next spring.
- Noun:
- She bought the school annual to remember her classmates.
- Marigolds and zinnias are popular annuals for summer gardens.
Advanced Usage
- "Annualized" (Adjective): Calculated to reflect a rate over a full year.
- The annualized return on the investment was approximately 5%.
- In Finance: Refers to payments or figures recurring every year.
- The annual percentage rate (APR) is a key figure for loans.
Variants and Related Words
- Annually (Adverb): Once a year; yearly.
- The report is published annually.
- Perennial (Adjective/Noun): (Of a plant) living for several years. Often contrasted with 'annual'.
- Roses are perennial shrubs.
Synonyms
- Yearly: Happening once a year.
- Once-a-year: Occurring every year.
Related Phrases
- Annual leave: Paid time off work granted yearly.
- Annual report: A yearly statement on a company's activities and finances.
- Annual fee: A yearly charge for a service or membership.
Idioms
Adjective
- occurring or payable every year
- an annual trip to Paris
- yearly medical examinations
- annual (or yearly) income
- completing its life cycle within a year
- a border of annual flowering plants
Noun
- a reference book that is published regularly once every year
- (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year