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Definition of annual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

annual

adjective
 
/ˈænjuəl/
 
/ˈænjuəl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. happening or done once every year
    • an annual meeting/event/report/conference
    • The 12th annual Music Festival runs from Friday 25th to Monday 28th October.
    • Funding will be awarded on an annual basis.
    • She is organizing this year's annual staff party.
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  2. relating to a period of one year
    • an annual income/revenue/budget/fee/salary/turnover
    • an average annual growth rate of 8%
    • Our total annual costs have declined.
    • I have already taken all my annual leave for this year.
    • annual rainfall
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  3. compare biannual, semi-annual
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French annuel, from late Latin annualis, based on Latin annus ‘year’.
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