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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Wella proceeds and Coty’s free cash flow generation, which was more than $350 million in the first half of its fiscal year 2025-2026, is expected to lower the group’s net leverage to about three times by the end of the 2025 calendar year. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025 And yet as his first calendar year in office winds down, that blue-collar jobs boom has yet to arrive. Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 The president only delivered three live Oval Office addresses during his first term, none of them at the end of a calendar year. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Every calendar year, receive $300 off prepaid hotel stays of two or more nights booked through Citi Travel. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calendar year

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 22 Dec. 2025.

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