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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Perry also recently extended his exclusive multiyear linear and streaming content partnership agreement with the BET Media Group that includes seven original dramas and comedies, plus his equity interest in the BET+ streaming service. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 In August, the company struck a multiyear deal with OpenAI, allowing stories from Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and other titles to be ingested for use in OpenAI tools like ChatGPT and a prototype of SearchGPT, which directly links to news sites. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 Notably, Victoria’s Secret brought its iconic fashion show back after a multiyear hiatus. Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024 Unwell Hydration is the latest in a slew of successes for the 30-year-old, who has sold out multiple tours and inked a multiyear $125 million deal with SiriusXM in August. Emily Burns, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiyear 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Dec. 2024.

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