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

Examples of calendar year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a minimum investment of $25 and a maximum purchase cap of $10,000 per calendar year, they are intended for savers rather than institutional investors. —Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026

That's up to $300 in statement credits each calendar year. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

Making the repairs could take longer than the calendar year during the first round of the program due to the backlog, city staff reported. —Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

The discovery process is expected to take the remainder of the calendar year, in part because antitrust claims were at the heart of the Pac-12’s original lawsuit. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calendar year

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir