Annual

/ˈæn.ju.əl/

The meaning and definition of Annual, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
    “an annual salary;  average annual profits;  the annual course of the sun”
  2. Happening once every year.
    “an annual general meeting;  an annual publication”
noun
  1. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
    “I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.”
  2. An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
    “I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.”
Synonyms yearly

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