I. an ‧ nu ‧ al 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈænjuəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ annual ; adverb : ↑ annually ; adjective : ↑ annual ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: annuel , from Late Latin annualis , from Latin annuus 'yearly' and annalis 'yearly' , both from annus 'year' ]
1 . happening once a year SYN yearly :
The school trip has become an annual event.
annual report/meeting/conference
2 . based on or calculated over a period of one year SYN yearly
annual budget/income/cost etc
a household with an annual income of $60,000
—annually adverb :
The jazz festival is held annually in July.
II. annual 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ annual ; adverb : ↑ annually ; adjective : ↑ annual ]
1 . a plant that lives for one year or season ⇨ biennial , perennial
2 . a book, especially for children, that is produced once a year with the same title but different stories, pictures etc