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
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
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Bath Iron Works is a major shipbuilder for the Navy and was awarded a multiyear contract to build several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in 2023.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Signs of growing confidence began to emerge late last year as exit values picked up and cash distribution for investors started flowing again, encouraging private equity to resume preparations to launch new funds after a multiyear lull in activity.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Mercury13 Selects Catapult as Its GPS Partner Mercury13, the multi-club ownership group dedicated to women’s football, has entered a multiyear partnership with Catapult.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The city’s multiyear outlook shows continuing deficits beyond fiscal year 2027.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Signs of growing confidence began to emerge late last year as exit values picked up and cash distribution for investors started flowing again, encouraging private equity to resume preparations to launch new funds after a multiyear lull in activity.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Mercury13 Selects Catapult as Its GPS Partner Mercury13, the multi-club ownership group dedicated to women’s football, has entered a multiyear partnership with Catapult.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The city’s multiyear outlook shows continuing deficits beyond fiscal year 2027.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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