annualize

[ an-yoo-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈæn yu əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), an·nu·al·ized, an·nu·al·iz·ing.

to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.

verb (used without object), an·nu·al·ized, an·nu·al·iz·ing.

to be annualized.

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Also (especially British) an·nu·al·ise .

Origin of annualize

annual + -ize

Words nearby annualize

annoyance, annoyed, annoying, annual, annual general meeting, annualize, annually, annual parallax, annual percentage rate, annual report, annual ring

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How to use annualize in a sentence

Now that the economy has returned to its previous level and resumed more normal patterns, The Post will return to reporting the official, annualized numbers.
U.S. economy grew at annual rate of 6.5% between April and June, marking full recovery from pandemic|Rachel Siegel, Andrew Van Dam|July 29, 2021|Washington Post
That works out to an annualized increase of about 15 percent.
Homeowners are doing great. Shareholders are doing even better.|Allan Sloan|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
We knew that it had an annualized run rate of around $200 million in 2018, $250 million in 2019 and around $300 million in the first half of 2020.
Private equity, a SPAC and an IPO walk into a bar|Alex Wilhelm|April 2, 2021|TechCrunch
Since the start of 2019, its revenues have doubled to an annualized run rate of $900 million.
First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage|Shawn Tully|September 2, 2020|Fortune

On average, economists thought real GDP in the second quarter of 2020 — which ended June 30, with an advance GDP estimate set to be released later this month — declined by an annualized rate of 27 percent compared with the first quarter.
Economists Think Congress Should Keep Paying Unemployed Workers $600 A Week — Or Even More|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|July 21, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

British Dictionary definitions for annualize

annualize

annualise

/ (ˈænjʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a yearcredit card companies are obliged to quote an annualized percentage rate to borrowers

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