: 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

Recent Examples on the Web The year-round program of workshops often sell out, and not only because the total price, including flights to Lisbon or Porto, can be less than the workshop fees for the same teachers in the United States. Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Quito, Ecuador, boasts a pleasant, spring-like climate year-round and is known for its vibrant flower production. Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024 That’s based on earnings data for full-time, year-round workers from the US Census in 2022, which was the most recent full-year data set available. Steve Almasy, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024 Coyotes, for example, can be killed year-round in most states in the U.S. without limits. Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for year-round 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 21 Oct. 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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