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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Winter purchases The start of the next calendar year came—perhaps unsurprisingly—with a flood of interest in items which helps customers stick to New Years’ resolutions. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2025 Ashtead plans to switch its primary listing from London to New York during the first quarter of the 2026 calendar year, whilst retaining a secondary listing in the UK. Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 The Motion Picture Sound Editors group has announced that its prizes for the 2025 calendar year will not be open to any work in which Generative AI was used to create sound for the finished product, drawing a line in the sand that the Oscars, Emmys and other major bodies have yet to impose. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025 Sur believes that management has good visibility for solid growth through calendar year 2026, backed by recent mega data center deals (including those with UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan) and the end of the diffusion rule. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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