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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Variety received 92 nominations from the Los Angeles Press Club during the 2024 calendar year for the organization’s annual SoCal Journalism Awards.
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 May 2025
The latest 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, 5 May 2025
Some representatives on the FIFA working group are keen to agree to guidelines that restrict the number of games that could be played in a specific foreign territory per calendar year by a single competition, or even a single team – but this could risk further anti-trust litigation.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2023 and 2024 — the first two calendar years after Luna took office — records show the department issued more than 10,000 permits, a roughly twofold increase over the number issued in 2021 and 2022.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 May 2025
The latest 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, 5 May 2025
Some representatives on the FIFA working group are keen to agree to guidelines that restrict the number of games that could be played in a specific foreign territory per calendar year by a single competition, or even a single team – but this could risk further anti-trust litigation.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2023 and 2024 — the first two calendar years after Luna took office — records show the department issued more than 10,000 permits, a roughly twofold increase over the number issued in 2021 and 2022.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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