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

Recent Examples on the Web

Statistics from the state comptroller’s office show that the state spent $378 million for overtime during the 2024 calendar year across nearly 50 departments in state government. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

As of August 9, the CBSA had processed nearly 9,000 asylum applications so far this calendar year, more than 60% less than the number of applications processed at the same point last year. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Pozen counts calendar years, which is what the Damodaran file contains, and on that reckoning the losses of 2000–02 were more than made good by the close of 2006. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The checks come with a price tag of $325 million over one calendar year, or two budget cycles, according to a Council fiscal impact statement. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calendar year

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir