annual

annual
01. She got really drunk at the [annual] Christmas party, and shouted at her boss.
02. When she won the lottery prize of one million dollars, it was paid to her in [annual] sums of $100,000 over ten years.
03. Our [annual] meeting has been canceled this year.
04. The Winter Festival is an [annual] event at our school.
05. This year, the [annual] convention is being held in Mazatlan, but next year it will be in Cancun.
06. The [annual] sale was a huge success.
07. Victoria hosts an [annual] beer-tasting festival which is very popular.
08. The badminton tournament is held [annually], usually in the first week of July.
09. He has an [annual] income of over $100,000.
10. The [annual] report showed a good profit for the year.
11. A 1996 Coca-Cola [annual] report stated, "A billion hours ago, human life appeared on earth. A billion minutes ago, Christianity emerged. A billion Coca-Colas ago was yesterday morning."
12. The area which includes the Amazon River has the highest [annual] rainfall in the world.
13. It's hard to believe, but more people are killed by donkeys [annually] than are killed in plane crashes.
14. Only 12% of French people take their [annual] vacation abroad.
15. In December of 1903, a treaty was signed by the United States and Panama, placing the Canal Zone under American control for an [annual] rent.
16. In 1911, Canada, Japan, Russia, and the United States signed a treaty to limit the [annual] harvest of northern fur seals.
17. Experts say that as many as 4.6 million people living in Ethiopia need food assistance [annually].
18. As a result of your positive test for skin cancer, you will need to have routine [biannual] medical examination.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , , , , / , , , , , (of science or letters) /


Look at other dictionaries:

  • annual — an‧nu‧al [ˈænjuəl] adjective 1. annual events happen once a year: • Shareholders can vote at the annual meeting. • an annual audit see also semi annual 2. ACCOUNTING calculated over a period of a year …   Financial and business terms

  • Annual — or yearly is a word often used to describe something that happens once a year. Circannual describes events that take place over the course of one year and repeat year after year. Annual may be an abbreviation for: Yearbook Annual plant Annual… …   Wikipedia

  • Annual — An nu*al (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. {Annals}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. [1913 Webster] The annual overflowing of the river… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Annual — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Annual (en árabe, أنوال Anwāl) es una población en el noroeste de Marruecos a unos 60 km al oeste de Melilla. En sus cercanías se entabló el 22 de julio de 1921 la batalla que en España se conoce como el desastre de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Annual — steht für einbrütig in der Zoologie Annual (Publikation), in der Publizistik Annual (Marokko), Ort in Marokko Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bez …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • annual — [adj1] occurring, done yearly anniversary, each year, every year, once a year, year end; concepts 541,823 annual [adj2] lasting for a year a year’s worth, yearlong; concept 798 annual [n] book produced once a year annuary, report, summary, y …   New thesaurus

  • Annual — An nu*al, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. [1913 Webster] Oaths . . . in some sense almost …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • annual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring once a year. 2) calculated over or covering a year. 3) (of a plant) living for a year or less. ► NOUN 1) a book or magazine of a series published once a year. 2) an annual plant. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • annual — [an′yo͞o əl; ] often [ an′yool, an′yəl] adj. [ME & OFr annuel < LL annualis, a year old < L annus, year < IE * atnos < base * at , to go, year > Goth athnam (dat. pl.), years, Sans átati, (he) goes] 1. of or measured by a year 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Annuāl — (lat.), jährlich; Annuale, eine ein Jahr hindurch zu lesende Seelenmesse …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • annual — see perennial …   Modern English usage

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”