1. to calculate or express something as an annual rate or figure
Usage: business; finance

Examples

• The company decided to annualize the quarterly profits for the report.
• We need to annualize these monthly expenses to see the yearly impact.
• The interest rate was annualized to make it easier to compare with other investments.
• They annualized the sales data to project next year’s revenue.
• The accountant will annualize the part-time employee’s salary for budgeting purposes.
• To get a better picture, let’s annualize these seasonal earnings.