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annual

adjective/ˈænjuəl/ (AN-yoo-uhl)Level B1
annual meaning picture: Children in colourful costumes performing a dance on stage at a school annual day, parents clapping
Picture meaning of “annual” — happening once every year; or counted over one whole year

happening once every year; or counted over one whole year

An annual event happens every year, like a school's annual day. 'Annual income' means the money earned in one year.

annual meaning in Hindi

हर साल एक बार होने वाला; या पूरे एक साल का; वार्षिक, सालाना

वार्षिक कार्यक्रम हर साल होता है, जैसे स्कूल का वार्षिकोत्सव। 'Annual income' का अर्थ है एक साल में कमाया गया पैसा।

Examples

  1. Our school's annual day function is on the fifteenth of December.हमारे स्कूल का वार्षिकोत्सव पंद्रह दिसंबर को है।
  2. The company reported a ten percent rise in its annual profit.कंपनी ने अपने वार्षिक मुनाफ़े में दस प्रतिशत बढ़ोतरी की जानकारी दी।

Synonyms & antonyms

yearlyonce a year

Memory trick

ANNUAL and ANNIVERSARY share Latin 'annus', year: once around the sun.

💡 Did you know?

A plant that grows, flowers and dies within a single year is also called an 'annual'.

Word origin

From Latin annualis, from annus, 'year'.

Other meanings

adjective Happening once every year.

verb To work out what a figure for a shorter period would equal over a full year.

adverb Once every year, or for each year.

annual meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीहर साल एक बार होने वाला; या पूरे एक साल का; वार्षिक, सालाना
Arabic · العربيةيحدث مرة كل عام؛ أو محسوب على مدى عام كامل؛ سنوي
French · Françaisqui a lieu une fois par an ; ou calculé sur une année entière ; annuel
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaterjadi sekali setiap tahun; atau dihitung selama satu tahun penuh; tahunan
Chinese · 中文每年一次的;或按一整年计算的;年度的,每年的

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