year
noun [ C ]
uk/jɪər/ us (also calendar year)
a period of 365 or 366 days, starting on January 1st and ending on December 31st:
The project took five years to complete.
last/next/this year
the following/previous year
a period of twelve months relating to a particular activity:
He earns $68,000 a year.
years
a long time:
It's taken years to get funding for the project.
He's been doing the same job for years.
of the year
a thing or person of the year is one that has been chosen as the best in a particular area or activity for that year:
She won the Business Woman of the Year award in 2010.
year after year
every year for a long period:
The fund produces terrific results year after year.
year by year
if something increases, develops, etc. year by year, it happens each year over a period of time:
Savers should monitor their funds year by year.
Credit card fraud is still increasing on a year-by-year basis.
year in, year out
if something happens year in, year out, it has been happening for a while and is expected to continue in the same way:
Investors should choose a fund that does consistently well year in, year out.
See also
amount falling due after one year
amount falling due within one year
beginning of year
end-of-year
financial year
fiscal year
tax year
year-ago
year end
year-on-year
year-over-year
year to date