annual
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Happening once every year.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈænjuəl
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Definition
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adjective
Happening once every year.
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.
noun
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.
A medical checkup taking place once a year.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments.
Without missing a year.
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Small short-lived fern of Central and South America.
The parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline.
An annual formation of wood in plants as they grow.
A variety of aster.
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