: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

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Plus, its gold hardware adds an elevated flair to any outfit year-round. Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026 These grasses remain green all winter, so overseeding can help maintain a good-looking lawn year-round. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026 Her goal is to scale up San Diego Pride’s philanthropic efforts and help bolster the nonprofit’s year-round advocacy and programming. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 This natural sculpting resulted in stunning sandstone formations that amaze visitors who flock to the site, which is free and open to the public year-round. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for year-round

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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