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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The team agreed to multiyear deals with returning star Jonquel Jones and free-agent Satou Sabally, according to reports.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The multiyear deal will help Anthropic build and deploy its Claude AI models, CoreWeave said Friday in a statement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Ducks.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Dallas also agreed to a multiyear deal with Minnesota Lynx forward Jessica Shepard on Friday, according to ESPN, and will re-sign forward Awak Kuier, who was drafted by the Wings in 2021 and hasn’t played in the WNBA since 2023.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The multiyear deal will help Anthropic build and deploy its Claude AI models, CoreWeave said Friday in a statement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Ducks.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Dallas also agreed to a multiyear deal with Minnesota Lynx forward Jessica Shepard on Friday, according to ESPN, and will re-sign forward Awak Kuier, who was drafted by the Wings in 2021 and hasn’t played in the WNBA since 2023.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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