: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web English lavender is a perennial that keeps its fragrant foliage year-round in many growing zones and flowers each spring. Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 As development expands into Southern California wildlands, black bears can remain active year-round due to abundant accessible human food, garbage cans, gardens, homes and vehicles. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 While there are incredible deals year-round on golf essentials at Amazon, now is the best time to score low prices. Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024 Yet that comparison is misleading because full-time, year-round work is defined so broadly. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024 Each home also has grand balconies facing the ocean, perfect for sunbathing, enjoying sunset cocktails, or year-round al fresco dining. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024 White jeans Once confined to the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, white jeans—along with their bone, ecru, and ivory cousins—have become year-round staples. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024 Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500 To empower 7,000 at-risk youth ages 3-26 with free, year-round resilience-building arts education. Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024 In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allotted $20 million to the agencies overseeing the fire service to establish year-round mental health programs. ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

Dictionary Entries Near year-round

Cite this Entry

“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd,
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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