Annual return is a term commonly used in finance and accounting to describe the yearly profit or loss of a business or investment. Some synonyms for annual return include annual income, yearly earnings, annual profits, and annual revenue. Annual yield and annual rate of return are also often used as synonyms, referring to the percentage rate of return on an investment over a year. Other related terms include annualized return, which considers the total return over a period of time and annual gross return, which takes into account all revenue generated by an investment or business endeavor over a year.