Definitions for ANNUAL
ˈæn yu əlan·nu·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.4 / 10 votes

1. annualnoun

   (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

2. annual, yearly, yearbookadjective

   a reference book that is published regularly once every year

3. annual, one-yearadjective

   completing its life cycle within a year

   "a border of annual flowering plants"

4. annual, yearlyadjective

   occurring or payable every year

   "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. annualnoun

   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. annualnoun

   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.

3. annualadjective

   Happening once every year.

4. annualadjective

   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.

5. annualadjective

   (of a plant) 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.

6. annualadjective

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

7. Etymology: First attested around 1382, from annualem, annualis, related to annalis, adjective form of annus. Used to categorize plants since 1710.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annualadjective

   Etymology: annuel, Fr. from annus, Lat.

   1. That which comes yearly.

   Annual for me, the grape, the rose, renew,
   The juice nectareous, and the balmy dew. Alexander Pope, Ess. on M.

   2. That which is reckoned by the year.

   The king’s majesty
   Does purpose honour to you; to which
   A thousand pounds a year, annual support,
   Out of his grace he adds. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   3. That which lasts only a year.

   The dying in the winter of the roots of plants that are annual, seemeth to be caused by the over-expence of the sap; which being prevented, they will superannuate, if they stand warm. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 448.

   Every tree may, in some sense, be said to be an annual plant, both leaf, flower, and fruit, proceeding from the coat that was superinduced over the wood the last year. John Ray, on the Creation.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annual

   Annual refers to something that happens once a year or is calculated, observed, or recurring every year. It's derived from the Latin word "annus" which means year. It can be used in various contexts such as annual events, annual income, or annual report.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Annualadjective

   of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly

2. Annualadjective

   performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth

3. Annualadjective

   lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets

4. Annualnoun

   a thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year

5. Annualnoun

   anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant

6. Annualnoun

   a Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day

7. Etymology: [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annual

   an′nū-al, adj. yearly: coming every year: requiring to be renewed every year: performed in a year.—n. a plant that lives out one year: a book published yearly, esp. applied to the sumptuous books, usually illustrated with good engravings, much in demand in the first half of the 19th century for Christmas, New Year, and birthday presents.—adv. An′nually. [Through Fr. from L. annualis—annus, a year.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annual

   Those astronomical motions which return or terminate every year.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annual

   To create, occur or schedule every year.

   At work we have an annual appraisal to assess our performance.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 12, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Botany
   • Plant

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ANNUAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1252

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ANNUAL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2057

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ANNUAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #152

How to pronounce ANNUAL?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say ANNUAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANNUAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANNUAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ANNUAL in a Sentence

1. Barbara Ehrenreich:

   From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of 8,000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.

2. Dejan Ilijevski:

   Although some investors may assume that higher inflation leads to lower stock performance, US market history shows that nominal annual stock returns are unrelated to inflation.

3. Alfredo Ortiz:

   AOC has barely been in elected office and she is already acting like a typical Washington politician by attacking an organization because she cant defend her position. AOC cost New Yorkers 25,000 jobs and $ 4 billion in annual wages.

4. Terry McAuliffe:

   Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign in waiting, ‘Ready for Hillary,’ … is piggybacking off the winner of last week’s The Westminster Kennel Club 139th Annual Dog Show to pitch some trinkets like dog collars and bowls. In the past, the group has featured a brown Boston terrier. But in a new email a beagle, like the show winner, is used.

5. Joe Rice:

   It does indicate that if I'm in the pharmaceutical business, I've got to think long and hard about annual payments of my share of that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ANNUAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ANNUAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ANNUAL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ANNUAL
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ANNUAL