annual
adjective OPAL W
/ˈænjuəl/
/ˈænjuəl/
[usually before noun]- an annual meeting/event/report/conference
- The 12th annual Music Festival runs from Friday 25th to Monday 28th October.
- Funding will be awarded on an annual basis.
- She organized this year's annual Christmas dinner dance.
- an annual income/revenue/budget/fee/salary/turnover
- an average annual growth rate of 8%
- Our total annual costs have declined.
- I have decided to take my annual leave to be with my wife and baby.
- annual rainfall
compare biannual, semi-annual
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French annuel, from late Latin annualis, based on Latin annus ‘year’.