annual
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·nu·al1 /ˈænjuəl/ ●●○ W2 AWL adjective 1 TMCREGULARhappening once a year 一年一度的，每年的 SYN yearly The school trip has become an annual event. 学校组织的旅行成了一年一度的活动。annual report/meeting/conference 年度报告/年会2 TMCbased on or calculated over a period of one year 按年度计算的，一年的 SYN yearlyannual budget/income/cost etc a household with an annual income of $60,000 年收入六万美元的家庭5 —annuallyadv The jazz festival is held annually in July.爵士音乐节每年7月举行。Examples from the Corpus
annual• He announced his decision at the annual Board of Trustees' retreat on September 10.• It gives an annual growth rate of 2. 3 percent, according to analysts.• Her annual income is about $75,000.• To try to cut down on internecine warfare, Mr Florio oversaw annual meetings at which he encouraged publishers to work together.• The plan was to avoid annual parliamentary wrangles.• The yield is the annual percentage of return an investor earns on a stock.• In the first half of the 1970s, the economy was growing at an annual rate of 7 percent.• the annual school homecoming dance• Much to the scientists' surprise, summer conditions left visible annual strata.annual report/meeting/conference• A definitive agreement for shareholders to approve could come by Feb. 22 when Trafalgar House holds its annual meeting.• They will, however, be made available in the Authority's annual report.• The annual report is always sent out within a week of the bank's year end.• Reg Brealey, the club chairman, told shareholders at yesterday's annual meeting that the club still owes £2.3million.• National librarian, Brynley Roberts, says in his annual report this is already causing storage problems.• For example, while annual reports usually name the chairman and board members they do not always reveal their salaries.annual budget/income/cost etc• Families with annual incomes as high as $ 24,000.• From 1989 through 1992 the combined annual cost exceeded $ 50,000 in three of the four years.• Green party annual income is about £250,000 a year, and membership is currently rising.• It has an annual budget of $ 24m and, so far, it has raised $ 230m of capital.• What is the annual cost of the inflation rider?• The annual Budget or Finance Bill now contains a wide mixture of items.• In an agricultural world, annual incomes rise and fall dramatically depending upon the weather.annual2 noun [countable] 1. DLGa plant that lives for one year or season 一年生植物；一季生植物 → biennial, perennial2. DHTCNa book, especially for children, that is produced once a year with the same title but different stories, pictures etc 年刊，年报，年鉴〔尤指儿童年册〕Examples from the Corpus
annual• In addition to the above, annuals are normally covered by standing orders, which eliminate repetitive clerical work.• He is correct, Gedge still has Beano and Dandy annuals filed next to his records and many other souvenirs.• He would never scribble in his annuals and had them all in order.• The flower bed can then be augmented with annuals later in the year when the bulbs are over.From Longman Business Dictionaryannualan‧nu‧al /ˈænjuəl/ adjective1annual events happen once a yearShareholders can vote at the annual meeting.an annual audit → see also semi-annual2ACCOUNTINGcalculated over a period of a yearthe company’s annual profitsan annual growth rate of 6%Origin annual1 (1300-1400) Old French annuel, from Late Latin annualis, from Latin annuus “yearly” and annalis “yearly”, both from annus “year”an·nu·al1 adjectiveannual2 nounChineseSyllable
Business a year happening Corpus once
annual
an‧nu‧al1 S2 W2 AC /ˈænjuəl/ 
adjective
SYN yearly:
The school trip has become an annual event.
annual report/meeting/conference
2. based on or calculated over a period of one year
SYN yearly
annual budget/income/cost etc
a household with an annual income of $60,000
—annually adverb:
The jazz festival is held annually in July.
annual2 noun [countable]1. a plant that lives for one year or season ⇨ biennial, perennial
2. a book, especially for children, that is produced once a year with the same title but different stories, pictures etc
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adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: annuel, from Late Latin annualis, from Latin annuus 'yearly' and annalis 'yearly', both from annus 'year'
1. happening once a year Language: Old French
Origin: annuel, from Late Latin annualis, from Latin annuus 'yearly' and annalis 'yearly', both from annus 'year'
SYN yearly:
annual report/meeting/conference
2. based on or calculated over a period of one year
SYN yearly
annual budget/income/cost etc
—annually adverb:
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noun [countable]1. a plant that lives for one year or season ⇨ biennial, perennial2. a book, especially for children, that is produced once a year with the same title but different stories, pictures etc