annualize

American  

[an-yoo-uh-lahyz] / ˈæn yu əˌlaɪz /

(especially British) annualise

verb (used with object)

annualized, annualizing

1. to calculate for or as for an entire year.

   Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.

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verb (used without object)

annualized, annualizing

1. to be annualized.

annualize British  

/ ˈænjʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year

   credit card companies are obliged to quote an annualized percentage rate to borrowers

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Etymology

Origin of annualize

annual + -ize

Example Sentences

That would annualize to $4.5 billion in revenue, Leopold said, which he deemed “too aggressive,” though possible in an ideal scenario.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Ubisoft doesn’t just annualize a successful series, it releases multiple games in that franchise in the same year.

From The Verge • Jun. 4, 2015

At that hour Monsieur Chillman asked me if some steps could not be taken to annualize the meeting, and he requested me to prepare and propose a resolution to that effect.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob