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annual

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈænjuəl/

annual means: Happening once each year.

adjective

EVERY YEARB1

Happening once each year.

  • Our annual festival starts tomorrow.
  • They held their annual meeting in May.
  • The village has an annual boat race.

Similar words: yearly

Common phrases: annual meeting, annual festival, annual review

FOR ONE YEARB1

Measured, earned, paid, or covering a period of one year.

  • Her annual salary is thirty thousand euros.
  • The report shows our annual costs.
  • Average annual rainfall is low here.

Similar words: yearly

Common phrases: annual salary, annual income, annual rainfall

noun

ONE-SEASON PLANTB2

A plant that grows, flowers, and dies within one growing season.

  • This flower is an annual.
  • We planted colorful annuals beside the path.
  • Do these annuals need much water?

Common phrases: plant an annual, summer annual, hardy annual

YEARLY PUBLICATIONC1

A book or other publication produced once each year, often containing collected articles, pictures, or stories.

  • I got a comic annual for Christmas.
  • The publisher released two new annuals.
  • Our school annual includes photos of every class.

Similar words: yearbook

Common phrases: comic annual, school annual, buy an annual

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