calendar year
noun
1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use
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Unlike the tax and calendar year, the government’s financial calendar runs to the end of September.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
In more than a century of battles, the Bears have never won at Lambeau twice in the same calendar year; Chicago beat the Packers on January 5 to end last season.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
That's up to $300 in statement credits each calendar year.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
By comparison, there were 21 in the calendar year of 2015 alone.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
In more than a century of battles, the Bears have never won at Lambeau twice in the same calendar year; Chicago beat the Packers on January 5 to end last season.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
That's up to $300 in statement credits each calendar year.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
By comparison, there were 21 in the calendar year of 2015 alone.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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