multiyear

adjective

mul·​ti·​year ˌməl-tē-ˈyir How to pronounce multiyear (audio)
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variants or multi-year
: involving, effective for, or taking place over more than one year
a multiyear period
a multiyear project/study
… some key global bond yields have climbed to multi-year highs in the last few days.Evelyn Cheng
… as the team's franchise player, he was offered a one-year, $4.25 million contract, but he wants a multiyear deal …Peter King

Examples of multiyear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The entities agreed to a multiyear lease in April 2021, according to court documents, and the tenants agreed to pay $8,750 per month for the first four years, including rent plus other expenses and taxes. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024 Content from News Corp’s publications — which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — is coming to OpenAI under a new multiyear licensing deal. Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiyear 

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiyear was in 1921

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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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