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View synonyms for annual

annual

[ an-yoo-uhl ]

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

  1. Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
  2. a book, report, etc., published annually.

annual

/ ˈænjʊəl /

adjective

  1. occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearly

    an annual income

  2. lasting for a year

    an annual subscription

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year Compare perennial biennial
  2. a book, magazine, etc, published once every year
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

annual

/ ănyo̅o̅-əl /

Adjective

  1. Completing a life cycle in one growing season.

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. Compare biennial
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Derived Forms

  • ˈannually, adverb
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Other Words From

  • annu·al·ly adverb
  • inter·annu·al adjective
  • inter·annu·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of annual1

1350–1400; < Late Latin annuālis, equivalent to Latin annu ( us ) yearly (derivative of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al 1; replacing Middle English annuel < Anglo-French < Latin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of annual1

C14: from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year
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Example Sentences

A recent investigation by TSB found that more than a third of Facebook Marketplace listings could be fraudulent, with the estimated annual loss to customers reaching nearly £60m.

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WRU bosses will be questioned by member clubs at the annual general meeting on Sunday.

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Sure, the annual festivity has its fair share of signature Thanksgiving foods, but it can be hard — and frankly, overwhelming — to choose which specific dishes you’d like for your own, curated menu.

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DOGE, they wrote, will target some $500 billion in annual federal expenditures that "are unauthorized by Congress or being used in ways that Congress never intended" in an effort to help "end" federal overspending.

From Salon

Conspicuous by their absence for most of the year, the WRU hierarchy will at least be under the microscope when they face the clubs at the annual general meeting on Sunday morning.

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