leap year
noun
1
: a year in the Gregorian calendar containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day
2
: an intercalary year in any calendar
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The data also indicates the March decline followed an 11.9% year-over-year drop in February 2025, though the double-digit plunge could be deceiving because Las Vegas hosted the Super Bowl in February 2024, a month that included an extra day due to the leap year.
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Matt Villano, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
However, McDonald’s attributed the drop in part to the fact that 2024 was a leap year, which gave the company an extra day to make money.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The category grew just 3%, or 4% when adjusted for the leap year, after climbing 13% in the fourth quarter.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
See this steel-case perpetual calendar model, a three-day automatic powered by the company’s 34th caliber developed in-house — but still squeaking in at less than $10,000, a fraction of what most Swiss makers command for a mechanical watch with a calendar that keeps up with leap years.
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Matt Villano, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
However, McDonald’s attributed the drop in part to the fact that 2024 was a leap year, which gave the company an extra day to make money.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
The category grew just 3%, or 4% when adjusted for the leap year, after climbing 13% in the fourth quarter.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
See this steel-case perpetual calendar model, a three-day automatic powered by the company’s 34th caliber developed in-house — but still squeaking in at less than $10,000, a fraction of what most Swiss makers command for a mechanical watch with a calendar that keeps up with leap years.
—Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Leap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20year. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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