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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The goal is to find an investor by the end of the calendar year.
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Hood said Microsoft expects to invest roughly $190 billion in capital expenditures in calendar year 2026, a 61% increase from the previous year, directed primarily toward GPUs, CPUs, and data center capacity for Azure and AI services.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The 2024-25 frame was a 53-week season, compared to this year’s standard 52 weeks — every seventh year a 53rd week is added to catch up to the calendar year.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Micron expects qualified 1α DRAM production from the Manassas fab by the end of calendar year 2026.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Hood said Microsoft expects to invest roughly $190 billion in capital expenditures in calendar year 2026, a 61% increase from the previous year, directed primarily toward GPUs, CPUs, and data center capacity for Azure and AI services.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The 2024-25 frame was a 53-week season, compared to this year’s standard 52 weeks — every seventh year a 53rd week is added to catch up to the calendar year.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Micron expects qualified 1α DRAM production from the Manassas fab by the end of calendar year 2026.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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