annual

an·nu·al  (ny-l)

adj.

1. Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly: an annual medical examination.

2. Of, relating to, or determined by a year: an annual income.

3. Botany Living or growing for only one year or season.

n.

1. A periodical published yearly; a yearbook.

2. Botany A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season.

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[Middle English annuel, from Old French, from Late Latin annulis, ultimately from Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

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annu·al·ly adv.

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annual [ˈænjʊəl]

adj

1. occurring, done, etc., once a year or every year; yearly an annual income

2. lasting for a year an annual subscription

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year Compare perennial [3] biennial [3]

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a book, magazine, etc., published once every year

[from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year]

annually  adv

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annual  (ny-l)

Adjective

Completing a life cycle in one growing season.

Noun

An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias. Compare biennialperennial

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	annual - (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
	2.	annual - a reference book that is published regularly once every year yearly, yearbook book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" almanac - an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year almanac, farmer's calendar - an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year ephemeris - an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
Adj.	1.	annual - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" one-year phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants biennial, two-year - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" perennial - lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"
	2.	annual - occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income" yearly periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"

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annual

adjective

1. yearly, once a year the annual conference of the trade union movement

2. yearly, yearlong annual costs, £1,600

noun

almanac, yearbook, guide, handbook, guidebook, workbook I looked for Wyman's picture in my high-school annual.

Translations

annual [ˈænjʊəl]

A. ADJ → anual

B. N

1. (= publication) → anuario m; (= children's comic book) cómic para niños que se publica en forma de libro normalmente por Navidad

2. (Bot) → planta f anual

C. CPD annual general meeting N (Brit) → junta f general anual
annual income N → ingresos mpl anuales
annual report N → informe m anual

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annual [ˈænjuəl]

adj (= yearly) [meeting, conference] → annuel(le); [rate, fee, charge, salary] → annuel(le); [sales, income, turnover] → annuel(le); [event, festival] → annuel(le)
It's an annual event → C'est un événement annuel.
annual report → rapport m annuel

n

(= plant) → plante f annuelle

(= book) → album m
annual general meeting n (British) → assemblée f générale annuelle

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annual

n

(Bot) → einjährige Pflanze

(= book) → Jahresalbum nt

adj (= happening once a year) → jährlich; (= of or for the year) → Jahres-; annual accounts → Jahresbilanz f; annual salary → Jahresgehalt nt

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annual [ˈænjʊəl]

1. adj (income) → annuo/a; (event, plant) → annuale

2. n (book) → pubblicazione f annuale, annuario; (children's comic book) → almanacco (Bot) → pianta annuale

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annual

adj annual [ˈӕnjuəl]

1 happening every year an annual event. jaarliks سَنَوي ежегоден každoroční årlig jährlich ετήσιος anual iga-aastane سالیانه jokavuotinen annuel שְׁנִתי वार्षिक godišnji évenkénti tahunan árlegur annuale 例年の 매년 열리는 kasmetinis gadskārtējs; ikgadējs tahunan jaarlijks årlig doroczny anual anual ежегодный každoročný vsakoleten godišnji årlig ประจำปี yılda bir olan 年度的 щорічний سالانہ hàng năm 年度的

2 of one year What is his annual salary? jaarliks سَنَوي годишен roční årlig Jahres-... ετήσιος anual aasta- یکساله؛ سالانه vuosi- annuel שְׁנִתי वार्षिक godišnji egy évi setahun árs- per anno 一年の 1년에 한 번의 metinis gada tahunan jaar- års-, årlig roczny por ano anual годовой ročný leten godišnji års-, årlig ปีละ yıllık 每年的 річний سالانہ tính cho cả năm 每年的

n

1 a book of which a new edition is published every year children's annuals. jaarboek كِتاب سَنَوي годишник ročenka årbog; årsskrift das Jahrbuch επετηρίδα anuario aastaraamat سالنامه vuosikirja publication annu- elle שְׁנָתוֹן वार्षिकी godišnjak évkönyv penerbitan tahunan ársrit annuario 年報 연보 almanachas, metraštis almanahs; gadagrāmata terbitan tahunan jaarboek årbok, årsskrift rocznik anuário pu­bli­caţie anuală ежегодник ročenka letna izdaja godišnjak årsbok หนังสือประจำปี yıllık 年鑑 щорічник ہر برس آنے والا sách xuất bản mỗi năm một lần 年鉴

2 a plant that lives for only one year. eenjarige نَبات سَنَوي едногодишно растение jednoletá rostlina étårig einjährige Pflanze μονοετές φυτό planta anual üheaastane taim گیاه یکسال زی yksivuotinen kasvi plante annuelle חַד-שְׁנָתִי वर्षजीवी jednogodišnja biljka egynyári növény tahunan einær pianta annua 一年生の植物 1년생 식물 vienmetis augalas viengadīgs augs pokok semusim a aa anjarige plant ettårig plante roślina jednoroczna anual plantă care trăieşte un singur an однолетнее растение letnička enoletnica jednogodišnji ettårig växt พืชประจำปี bir yıl ömrü olan bitki 一年生植物 однолітня рослина فصلی پودا cây chỉ sống một năm 一年生植物

adv annually

His salary is increased annually. jaarliks سَنَوياً ежегодно (každo)ročně årligt jährlich μια φορά το χρόνο anualmente kord aastas هر ساله vuosittain annuellement בְּכֹל שָׁנָה प्रति वर्ष godišnje évenként tiap tahun árlega annualmente 毎年 해마다 kasmet ik gadu setiap tahun jaarlijks årlig, hvert år co rok, corocznie anualmente anual ежегодно (každo)ročne letno, vsako leto godišnje årligen, årsvis ทุกปี her sene 每年地 щорічно, щороку سال بہ سال hàng năm 每年地

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annual → سنوي roční årlig jährlich ετήσιος anual vuosittainen annuel godišnji annuale 年一回の 해마다의 jaarlijks årlig roczny anual ежегодный årlig ประจำปี yıllık hàng năm 每年的