annualize

 [an-yoo-uh-lahyz]  

an·nu·al·ize

   [an-yoo-uh-lahyz] verb, an·nu·al·ized, an·nu·al·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be annualized.

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Also, especially British, an·nu·al·ise.

Origin:
annual + -ize
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annualize or annualise (ˈænjʊəˌlaɪz)
 
—vb
(tr) to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year: credit card companies are obliged to quote an annualized percentage rate to borrowers
 
annualise or annualise
 
—vb

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