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

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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. Pyon Jinil:

   Toshimitsu Shigemura, professor emeritus of Waseda University and North Korea expert, also noted the desperation to meet fishing harvest quotas has pushed fishermen to travel farther out. Kim Jong Un is seeking to make North Korea self-sufficient in food, but its sources of protein continues to fall. The rogue nation remains vulnerable to health problems caused by the lack of a varied, balanced diet. Eight skeletal remains were found in a boat, one of the earlier gruesome discoveries. (Kyodo via Reuters) Fishermen are desperate to meet annual catch goals, which are elevated to higher levels every year, Shigemura said. Pyon added: Since then, fishermen have been frantically trying to meet [annual] catch goals, but what's different this year is that they are traveling to distant waters in their fragile boats.

2. Betul Hatipoglu:

   I can also see this helping men in their 30s who don't see anybody except to get their teeth cleaned, or women who only go to the OB-gyn to get an annual checkup or prenatal care and don't think about anything else.

3. Dejan Ilijevski:

   Of course, investors have to accept more risk when investing in stocks and endure periods when the returns have not outpaced inflation, although some investors may assume that higher inflation leads to lower stock performance, Dejan Ilijevski market history shows that nominal annual stock returns are unrelated to inflation.

4. Fran Drescher:

   We're pretaping everybody's performances and now we're editing Cancer Schmancer together, so Cancer Schmancer'll be a pretty tight kind of concert-fundraiser, and we're gon na stream Cancer Schmancer for free with the hope that people will watch Cancer Schmancer, enjoy Cancer Schmancer, and want to support our organization, because we had to cancel our annual cabaret dinner cruise, which normally takes place in New York Harbor, but all of the talent that we had booked said,' Well, whatever you ends up doing, we're happy to do it anyway.'.

5. National Development and Reform Commission:

   The power usage, rail freight, as well as real estate prices and turnover have all improved into August, indicating the economy is stabilising amid fluctuations, the economy is expected to maintain steady growth and we are able to achieve annual economic growth target.

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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