Annual
adjective
Happening once every year.
They hold an annual conference in December.
Often appears as...
- annual meeting
- annual report
noun
A book or magazine that is published once a year under the same title but with different contents.
The school publishes an annual with highlights of the year.
Often appears as...
- stargazing annual
- yearbook annual
adjective
Relating to a period of one year.
The annual budget is set in January every year.
Often appears as...
- annual budget
- annual profit
noun
A plant that survives for only one growing season.
Petunias and marigolds are examples of annuals.
Often appears as...
- flowering annual
- vegetable annual
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Technical
adjective
Happening once every year.
They hold an annual conference in December.
Often appears as...
- annual meeting
- annual report
noun
A book or magazine that is published once a year under the same title but with different contents.
The school publishes an annual with highlights of the year.
Often appears as...
- stargazing annual
- yearbook annual
adjective
Relating to a period of one year.
The annual budget is set in January every year.
Often appears as...
- annual budget
- annual profit
noun
A plant that survives for only one growing season.
Petunias and marigolds are examples of annuals.
Often appears as...
- flowering annual
- vegetable annual
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Clue
Use 'annual' to stress the regularity of an event that occurs once each year.
The annual fundraiser is our main source of donations.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Events
'Annual' is often used for scheduled events with some level of importance or tradition.
The annual shareholders' meeting is in June.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
'Annual' can imply expectation of continuation in subsequent years.
We enjoyed the annual picnic, looking forward to the next.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Clue
Use 'annual' to stress the regularity of an event that occurs once each year.
The annual fundraiser is our main source of donations.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Events
'Annual' is often used for scheduled events with some level of importance or tradition.
The annual shareholders' meeting is in June.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
'Annual' can imply expectation of continuation in subsequent years.
We enjoyed the annual picnic, looking forward to the next.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Clue
Use 'annual' to stress the regularity of an event that occurs once each year.
The annual fundraiser is our main source of donations.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Events
'Annual' is often used for scheduled events with some level of importance or tradition.
The annual shareholders' meeting is in June.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
'Annual' can imply expectation of continuation in subsequent years.
We enjoyed the annual picnic, looking forward to the next.
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important thing the most important thing that indescribable feeling that sense of accomplishment that comes from having spent a day in the state of flow that we all love these processes they leave sparse time for people to experience the state of flow and they interrupt us all too frequently consider for example annual performance
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This has to be in the top five places for abundant wildlife on this planet, and it's home to the usual top Lions, cheetah. Leopard. You may also know of the Mara because of the annual wildebeest migration; tens of thousands of animals follow the rains as the seasons swing north and south over the year, and this rain brings
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How smart are...
While orangutans are able to pass cognitive tests with flying colors, there are certain problems that they need our help to solve. Indonesia has the world's highest rate of deforestation, and millions of acres of rain forest are burned annually to support the logging and palm oil industries.
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
so that they could learn to deal with different temperatures. Spartan boys were encouraged to steal in order to survive, but if they were caught, they would be disciplined, not because they stole, but because they were caught in the act. During the annual contest of endurance
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How We Can Make the...
The Global Goals are all about getting to an A, and that's why we're going to be updating the People's Report Card annually, for the world and for all the countries of the world, so we can hold our leaders to account to achieve this target and fulfill this promise.
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Is radiation dangerous?...
And remember that banana? If you could absorb all the banana's radiation, you'd need around 170 a day to hit your annual dosage. We live in a world of radiation. However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing,
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Do we really need...
has helped us feed people efficiently. But it's also left our food vulnerable to extensive attack by pests. In turn, we've become more dependent on pesticides. Today, we annually shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth
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A Forest Garden With 500...
production is actually not normal at all annual plants are very rare in nature and yet most of our agricultural fields are full of annual plants it's not normal what normal is a more forested or semi forested system forest gardens in a
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The life cycle of a...
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy two billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made,
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A Perfect Planet:...
annual weather patterns have been stable for thousands of years and it's this reliability on which life depends
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Upgrading management...
important thing the most important thing that indescribable feeling that sense of accomplishment that comes from having spent a day in the state of flow that we all love these processes they leave sparse time for people to experience the state of flow and they interrupt us all too frequently consider for example annual performance
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Fatal Encounter with...
This has to be in the top five places for abundant wildlife on this planet, and it's home to the usual top Lions, cheetah. Leopard. You may also know of the Mara because of the annual wildebeest migration; tens of thousands of animals follow the rains as the seasons swing north and south over the year, and this rain brings
Video examples
How smart are...
While orangutans are able to pass cognitive tests with flying colors, there are certain problems that they need our help to solve. Indonesia has the world's highest rate of deforestation, and millions of acres of rain forest are burned annually to support the logging and palm oil industries.
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
so that they could learn to deal with different temperatures. Spartan boys were encouraged to steal in order to survive, but if they were caught, they would be disciplined, not because they stole, but because they were caught in the act. During the annual contest of endurance
Video examples
How We Can Make the...
The Global Goals are all about getting to an A, and that's why we're going to be updating the People's Report Card annually, for the world and for all the countries of the world, so we can hold our leaders to account to achieve this target and fulfill this promise.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
And remember that banana? If you could absorb all the banana's radiation, you'd need around 170 a day to hit your annual dosage. We live in a world of radiation. However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing,
Video examples
Do we really need...
has helped us feed people efficiently. But it's also left our food vulnerable to extensive attack by pests. In turn, we've become more dependent on pesticides. Today, we annually shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth
Video examples
A Forest Garden With 500...
production is actually not normal at all annual plants are very rare in nature and yet most of our agricultural fields are full of annual plants it's not normal what normal is a more forested or semi forested system forest gardens in a
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy two billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made,
Video examples
A Perfect Planet:...
annual weather patterns have been stable for thousands of years and it's this reliability on which life depends
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
All cultures are different. Some commit genocide. Some are uniquely peaceful. Some frequent bathhouses in groups. Some don't show each other the soles of their shoes or like pictures taken of them. Some have enormous hunting festivals or annual stretches when nobody speaks. Some don't use electricity.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.
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Alex Berenson
American Author
Big companies, which spend tens of billions of dollars annually on 'call centers' to take orders and provide customer support, increasingly rely on speech recognition not just to handle requests for information but to process customer orders.
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Ntozake Shange
American Playwright
My family moved around a lot, so I don't have any friends that I had all my life, but I did have annual trips back to Queens.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.
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Boris Spassky
Russian Celebrity
Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship.
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Wallace Stevens
American Poet
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
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John Quincy Adams
American President
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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George Noory
American Journalist
You do something annual every year, don't you?
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
I make an eight-figure income annually.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
All cultures are different. Some commit genocide. Some are uniquely peaceful. Some frequent bathhouses in groups. Some don't show each other the soles of their shoes or like pictures taken of them. Some have enormous hunting festivals or annual stretches when nobody speaks. Some don't use electricity.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.
Quote examples
Alex Berenson
American Author
Big companies, which spend tens of billions of dollars annually on 'call centers' to take orders and provide customer support, increasingly rely on speech recognition not just to handle requests for information but to process customer orders.
Quote examples
Ntozake Shange
American Playwright
My family moved around a lot, so I don't have any friends that I had all my life, but I did have annual trips back to Queens.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.
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Boris Spassky
Russian Celebrity
Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship.
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Wallace Stevens
American Poet
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
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John Quincy Adams
American President
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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George Noory
American Journalist
You do something annual every year, don't you?
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
I make an eight-figure income annually.
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