annual

IPA: ˈænjuʌɫ

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.
(botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
A medical checkup taking place once a year.
(theater) A pantomime taking place once a year.

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.
(botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
(entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

Examples of "annual" in Sentences

Annual rainfall is in the north and in the south.
The biggest event of the year is the annual Carnival.
The average annual rainfall is and the average annual snowfall is.
The school holds an annual Athletic Banquet at the end of the year.
The annual depreciation is constant, reducing the equipment value annually.
Moreover, the year 1924 marked the beginning of the annual Football Banquet.
That year he was declared supernumerary at the Methodists' annual conference.
The fourth annual Fracas in 2007 was a huge year of growth for the festival.
The annual varsity match against Edinburgh is the highlight fixture of the year.
Then, typically every a few years, lawmakers raise the debt ceiling to control the annual deficits.