annual

CEFRB1

/ˈæn.ju.əl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening once every year.

  2. 02

    noun

    A publication or event produced once every year.

Examples

  • Our company has annual sales of a thousand million yen.

  • The representative was absent from the annual conference.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæn.jəl/
  • /ˈænɪu̯.əl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.

  2. 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.

  3. Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

More examples

In context

  • There are plans to make the race an annual fixture.

  • I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.

  • an annual general meeting; an annual publication

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.