adj
annual
AN-yoo-uhl
adj
1
Happening once every year.
"The company holds its annual conference every March."
"She looks forward to her annual trip to visit family abroad."
2
Relating to a plant that completes its whole life cycle — growing, flowering, and dying — within a single year.
"Marigolds are popular annual flowers for garden borders."
noun
1
A book, report, or publication that comes out once a year.
"He collected every comic book annual as a kid."
How to Use Annual
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that happens, or is published, once every year.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with biennial (every two years) or perennial (a plant that lives for many years).
Easily confused with
biennial
perennial →
Common pairings
annual report
annual event
annual salary
Word Forms
annuals plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin annualis, based on Latin annus, "year."