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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

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That’s up to $300 in statement credits each calendar year. Jasmin Suknanan,jason Stauffer, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025 South Florida is on pace to post the second-most $10 million-and-up home sales for a calendar year, according to the Realtors group. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025 Iran’s air pollution caused about 58,975 deaths in the Iranian calendar year starting in March 2024, equivalent to 161 deaths per day and around seven every hour, the country’s deputy health minister said last week. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 As part of their agreement with Islington Council, Arsenal can host six non-football events attended by more than 10,000 people per calendar year. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calendar year

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of calendar year was in 1689

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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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