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an⋅nu⋅al
[an-yoo-uh
l] 
–adjective
| 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. |
–noun
| 6. | Botany. a plant living only one year or season. |
| 7. | a book, report, etc., published annually. |
Origin:
1350–1400; < LL annuālis, equiv. to L annu(us) yearly (deriv. of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al 1 ; r. ME annuel < AF < L
1350–1400; < LL annuālis, equiv. to L annu(us) yearly (deriv. of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al 1 ; r. ME annuel < AF < L
Related forms:
an⋅nu⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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| an·nu·al (ān'yōō-əl) adj.
[Middle English annuel, from Old French, from Late Latin annuālis, ultimately from Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.] an'nu·al·ly adv. |
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Annual
An"nu*al\ (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. --Bacon.Annual
An"nu*al\, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. --Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.
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Language Translation for : annual
Spanish:
anual,
German:
jährlich,
Japanese:
例年の
annual
1382, from L.L. annualem (nom. annualis), corresponding to L. annalis as adjective form of annus "year," from PIE *at-no-, from base *at- "to go," on notion of "period gone through" (cf. Skt. atati "goes, wanders," Goth. aþnam (dat. pl.) "year," Oscan akno- "year, holiday, time of offering"). Used of plants since 1710.
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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
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annual (ān'y -əl) Pronunciation Key
Adjective Completing a life cycle in one growing season. Noun An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias. Compare biennial, perennial. |
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