calendar year

noun

1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use

Examples of calendar year in a Sentence

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Network shows manage to do that within the same calendar year. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024 Meeting these thresholds during the 2025 calendar year will ensure your status for the remainder of that year and all of 2026. Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024 Annual exclusion for gifts increases to $19,000 for the calendar year 2025, up from $18,000 for the calendar year 2024. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 During a calendar year, an individual could buy up to $10,000 in electronic I Bonds. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for calendar year 

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of calendar year was in 1689

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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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