multiyear

adjective

mul·​ti·​year ˌməl-tē-ˈyir 

-ˌtī-

variants or multi-year

: involving, effective for, or taking place over more than one year

a multiyear period

a multiyear project/study

… some key global bond yields have climbed to multi-year highs in the last few days.

—Evelyn Cheng

… as the team's franchise player, he was offered a one-year, $4.25 million contract, but he wants a multiyear deal …

—Peter King

Examples of multiyear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s exactly what just happened as Bloom Energy strikes a multiyear deal to place its name on the Philadelphia 76ers’ jersey. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

In 2021, Lowe’s launched Lowe’s Livable Home, a multiyear initiative with AARP to make the store a destination for aging-in-place products, services and education. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Banks have become more willing to support petroleum projects, but funding is just the first step in the multiyear process of bringing more oil to market. — The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

The agreement marks Primark’s first multiyear offtake deal with a textile-to-textile recycler. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiyear

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear