multiyear

adjective

mul·​ti·​year ˌməl-tē-ˈyir How to pronounce multiyear (audio)
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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

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London City Lionesses, Nike Announce Partnership Ahead of 2025-26 Season London City Lionesses, the only fully independent team in the Women’s Super League, announced a multiyear partnership with Nike. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025 The multiyear investigation led by OCTF and NYPD found that Rubinov and his accomplices, Yuriy Khodzhandiyev and Rafik Israilov, had thieves steal merchandise and gift cards from New York City retailers. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 July 2025 The state had conducted a multiyear review of its execution process following alarming reports of mishandling of execution drugs. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 America 250 is a multiyear, nationwide commemoration. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiyear

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiyear was in 1921

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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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