annual

1. annual (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Happening once every year.

Example: an annual general meeting; an annual publication

2. annual (adj) — sense 2

Definition: 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.

Example: an annual salary; average annual profits; the annual course of the sun

3. annual (adj) — sense 3

Definition: 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.

4. annual (noun) — sense 4

Definition: 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.

Example: I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.

5. annual (noun) — sense 5

Definition: 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.

Example: I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.

6. annual (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A medical checkup taking place once a year.

Example: Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30.