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| 1. | of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary. |
| 2. | occurring or returning once a year: an annual celebration. |
| 3. | Botany. living only one growing season, as beans or corn. |
| 4. | performed or executed during a year: the annual course of the sun. |
| 5. | Entomology. living or lasting but one season or year, as certain insects or colonies of insects. |
| 6. | Botany. a plant living only one year or season. |
| 7. | a book, report, etc., published annually. |

Annual
An event that occurs once a year.
Investopedia Commentary
Annual reports are issued once every 12 months.
Also referred to as "yearly."
See also: Annual General Meeting, Annual Report, Annualize, Run Rate, Semi-annual