annual return
nounUK /ˈæn.ju.əl rɪˈtɜːn/
US /ˈæn.ju.əl rɪˈtɝːn/
A yearly report that a company sends in to show how it is doing.
The small business filed its annual return before the deadline.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The profit or income earned over a period of one year.
The investment gave an annual return of five percent.
3. The act of going back to a place once every year.
The birds' annual return to the lake marks the start of spring.
4. A yearly report that a charity or organization sends to the government.
The charity submitted its annual return to the regulator.