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# annual

adjective (annual); noun (an annual, annuals)

«annual» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Happening once every year: our annual sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#m1)
2. For a whole year: annual rainfall, annual salary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#m2)
3. (noun) A plant that grows, flowers and dies in one year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#m3)
4. (noun, UK) A thick book for children, often with comics and puzzles, that comes out once a year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths "annual" turns into numbers: an annual cost is for 12 months, so divide by 12 for a month or multiply by years. In science annual rainfall and annual plants appear; in everyday life annual events, check-ups and holidays. Phrases: annual event, annual report, annual leave, per annum (formal).

### Examples

- Our school has an annual sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x1)
- The annual rainfall here is about 600 mm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x2)
- Marigolds are annuals, so we plant new ones each spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x3)
- An annual ticket costs 120 dollars, which is 10 dollars a month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x4)
- Grandad gave me a comic annual for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x5)
- The dog has its annual check-up at the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x6)
- (formal) Ascertain the annual total from the monthly figures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x7)
- Annual festivals, called Veneralia, were held in her honour, and the month of April, when flowers and plants spring forth afresh, was sacred to her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/#x8)

### Note

Adverb: annually (once a year). "Annual" means once a year; "biannual" means twice a year; "biennial" means every two years. Maths: annual = for one year, so a monthly 15 is an annual 180 (15 x 12).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annual.html) on Mova free.