annualize
verb
an·nu·al·ize
ˈan-yə(-wə)-ˌlīz 
-yü-ə-
annualized; annualizing
: to calculate or adjust to reflect a rate based on a full year
quarterly returns yielding at an annualized rate of seven percent
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Yet OpenAI and Anthropic have annualized revenues of about $25 billion and $19 billion, respectively.
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Ganesh Sitaraman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
This is during a five year period where the discretionary sector has annualized 8% a year and the S & P 500 has annualized 13% a year.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
The 79-person startup has annualized revenue of more than $200 million a year, Forbes estimates, and isn’t profitable.
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Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Behind them, hedge funds and litigation financiers are bankrolling lawsuits with high-interest, non-recourse loans – sometimes exceeding 20 percent annualized – in exchange for a handsome cut of the winnings.
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Adam Kovacevich,
Oc Register,
18 Aug. 2025
Of late, for instance, the 3-month and 6-month T-bills have annualized yields of around 5%.
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Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
3 May 2023
And there are plenty of signs like private sector labor income up at 8% (3-month annualized) and accelerating.
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Bob Haber,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2023
Those are monthly numbers, so funds that annualize them and include the inflation adjustment to principal in their income have been reporting monster SEC yields.
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Jason Zweig,
WSJ,
16 July 2021
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Ganesh Sitaraman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
This is during a five year period where the discretionary sector has annualized 8% a year and the S & P 500 has annualized 13% a year.
—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
The 79-person startup has annualized revenue of more than $200 million a year, Forbes estimates, and isn’t profitable.
—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Behind them, hedge funds and litigation financiers are bankrolling lawsuits with high-interest, non-recourse loans – sometimes exceeding 20 percent annualized – in exchange for a handsome cut of the winnings.
—
Adam Kovacevich,
Oc Register,
18 Aug. 2025
Of late, for instance, the 3-month and 6-month T-bills have annualized yields of around 5%.
—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
3 May 2023
And there are plenty of signs like private sector labor income up at 8% (3-month annualized) and accelerating.
—
Bob Haber,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2023
Those are monthly numbers, so funds that annualize them and include the inflation adjustment to principal in their income have been reporting monster SEC yields.
—
Jason Zweig,
WSJ,
16 July 2021
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“Annualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annualize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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