of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
occurring or returning once a year: an annual celebration.
Botany. living only one growing season, as beans or corn.
performed or executed during a year: the annual course of the sun.
Entomology. living or lasting but one season or year, as certain insects or colonies of insects.
noun
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
a book, report, etc., published annually.
Origin of annual
1350–1400; <Late Latin annuālis, equivalent to Latin annu(us) yearly (derivative of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis-al1; replacing Middle English annuel<Anglo-French <Latin
Speaking of the greatest event of all time …Our annual public affairs summit runs through Saturday and you can register at any time — literally right up until the end.
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I’ll be talking to stakeholders on both sides, including Castaneda and Martinek, about the project on Thursday night as part of Voice of San Diego’s annual public affairs summit, and welcome any questions for the panelists.
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Monday saw the launch of Climate Week in New York—an annual network of environment-minded events, hosted across the city in the week that coincides with the UN general assembly.
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Last week, Volkan Bozkir, president of the United Nations General Assembly, declared its 75th annual session open.
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Russia depends on oil exports for almost 70 percent of its foreign-currency earnings and almost 50 percent of its annual budget.
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Perhaps the most Jewish part of the 6th Annual Latke Festival was that the food went way faster than the liquor.
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Film critic David Ehrlich continues his annual tradition of making a supercut of his favorite films of the year.
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Yes, lawyers bill by the hour but are paid an annual salary—plus bonuses.
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In 2006, Wahlberg participated in the Los Angeles Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser.
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In the summer of 1874 baby Theodore was born, and none from Fort Sully came to our annual meeting.
Mary and I|Stephen Return Riggs
Before the war there was an average annual export of about 2,000 animals; but there is now a better local market than formerly.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan
Though still a part of the Turkish Empire, and paying an annual tribute to the Sultan, it had its own separate government.
From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn|Henry M. Field
A maple within the enclosure exhibits 242 rings of annual growth.
The Country of the Neutrals|James H. Coyne
However, the annual cost of keeping up the colony does not amount to above 5000.
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British Dictionary definitions for annual
annual
/ (ˈænjʊəl) /
adjective
occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearlyan annual income
lasting for a yearan annual subscription
noun
a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one yearCompare perennial (def. 3), biennial (def. 3)
a book, magazine, etc, published once every year
Derived forms of annual
annually, adverb
Word Origin for annual
C14: from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year
yearlong, anniversary, report, summary, yearbook, year end
Scientific definitions for annual
annual
[ ăn′yōō-əl ]
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 biennialperennial.