annual
adjective
an·nu·al
| \ ˈan-yə(-wə)l
, -yü-əl\
, -yü-əl\
Definition of annual
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: covering the period of a year
annual rainfall annual income
2
: occurring or happening every year or once a year : yearly
an annual reunion an annual physical checkup
3
: completing the life cycle in one growing season or single year
annual plants
annual
nounDefinition of annual (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an event that occurs yearly
2
: a publication appearing yearly
the high-school annual
3
: something that lasts one year or season
specifically
: a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
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Examples of annual in a Sentence
Adjective
The annual meeting is in July. The company's earnings for last year are published in the annual report. We had more snow this year than the average annual amount. The company charges an annual fee of $45.Noun
We planted some annuals in front of the house.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The singer celebrated her birthday early by catching Lizzo’s set at the annual Philadelphia festival. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "Lizzo Gains A New Fan In Beyoncé During Made In America Performance," 3 Sep. 2019 The #ThanksGronk corn maze will launch Sept. 21 and remain open during the weekends through Oct. 27 as part of West End Creamery’s annual Fall Festival, according to the company. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "A Whitinsville corn maze will honor Gronk this month," 3 Sep. 2019 The Roswell City Council has approved street closures downtown for Sunday, Oct. 6, for the seventh annual edition of the Roswell Wine Festival. — David Ibata, ajc, "Roswell Wine Festival to close downtown streets," 3 Sep. 2019 The call is out for new seafood products for the 27th annual Alaska Symphony of Seafoods competition that will be celebrated at two gala events. — Anchorage Daily News, "Breaking down the Alaska budget’s impact on commercial fisheries," 3 Sep. 2019 The Taneytown History Museum will host its 7th annual One More Round for George golf tournament Friday, Sept. 20, at Quail Valley Golf Course, 901 Teeter Road, Littlestown, Pennsylvania. — Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "West Carroll: ‘One More Round for George’ golf tournament to benefit history museum; ‘Pumpkin People’ coming to Taneytown," 2 Sep. 2019 The 41st annual Chicago Jazz Festival made music history on Sunday evening, quite a way to end this year’s unusually strong event. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Jazz Fest review: A new band makes history and lights up festival’s finale," 2 Sep. 2019 The rest of Europe is still growing at a healthy clip, but Germany and Italy alone account for 40 percent of the annual economic output of the eurozone — the 19 countries that share the euro currency. — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, "For Europe, the Threat of a No-Deal Brexit Comes at a Bad Time," 2 Sep. 2019 Ars happened to be in Vegas for the HPE Discover conference a few weeks before our annual security conference pilgrimage to Black Hat and DEFCON, and Neri graciously agreed to meet up for an interview. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Antonio Neri and Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s cultural revolution," 2 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Instead, plant shade-tolerant annuals such as begonias and impatiens in containers and set the containers among the ground cover plants. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, "Ditch the grass — here are some better ground covering options for those shady spots under trees," 28 Aug. 2019 Indianapolis’ extended rainy season has taken a toll on a lot of plants, especially annuals. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: Some plants hard to find this spring," 13 June 2019 To help get Kamm’s Corners looking its best, volunteers are needed to help plant annuals and clean up streetscape planter boxes beginning at 10 a.m. June 8. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Fairview Fleafest to set up shop on June 8: A Place in the Sun," 4 June 2019 But others are considered biennials (they last two years), so they’re treated like annuals and replanted every year. — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, "How to Plant Black-Eyed Susans," 8 Aug. 2019 First, remove any plants that are well past their prime, usually the spring blooming annuals. — Karen Dardick, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Summer blooms that can take the heat," 18 July 2019 And their supremely talented horticulture staff follow that up with stunning summer boarders of annuals, perennials and bodacious tropicals. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Need summer plant inspiration? Here are 4 beautiful gardens to visit near Louisville," 5 July 2019 Despite the weather challenges keep planting all summer — annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs. — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, "Ten tips to ensure a healthy lawn during a Colorado summer," 27 June 2019 In a perfect-world scenario, testing would start during high school at their annuals, along with PAP smear. — Kim Brooks, Harper's BAZAAR, "The New Frontier of Fertility Tests—for Young Women," 1 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'annual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for annual
annual
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of annual
(Entry 1 of 2)
: happening once a year
: covering the period of a year
of a plant
: living for only one year or season : having a life cycle that is one year or season long
annual
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of annual (Entry 2 of 2)
: a plant that lives for only one year or season
: a book or magazine that is published once a year
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annual
adjective
an·nu·al
| \ ˈan-yə-wəl
\
\
Kids Definition of annual
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: coming, happening, done, made, or given once a year
The library holds an annual book sale.
2
: completing the life cycle in one growing season
annual plants
annual
nounKids Definition of annual (Entry 2 of 2)
: an annual plant