: 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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The sluggish creatures lurk primarily in the deep, cold waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and are the only sharks to withstand the freezing temperatures year-round. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 The move means films from Asia are now eligible for the main competition, while its talents can participate in the year-round Red Sea Lab and Red Sea Souk project market. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024 So, when a year-round Christmas store needed assistance, Asheville's Wall Street rallied around to help. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 About 43% want year-round standard time, 32% want permanent daylight saving time and 25% want to stick with the status quo, an October 2021 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

year-round

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