adjective / noun
annual
AN-yoo-uhl/ˈænjuəl/
Occurring or completing its course within a year.
The family takes an annual photograph beside the same growing tree.
Etymology
The year root makes annual something measured or arranged by the year. In this sense, that yearly relation means an event recurs once each year.
In context
how much ice is accumulating on an annual basis and then how much is being lost so this looks like pretty good right here to learn how much snow is gained here each year
More examples
- Marigolds are grown as annuals in this garden.
- The club publishes an annual with highlights from the year.
- Their village annual brings everyone together each summer.
Forms
annual · annuals
Similar words
- yearly
- The direct adjective or adverb equivalent without the noun uses.
- recurring
- Does not specify a one-year interval.