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calendar year

cal·en·dar year
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kal-uh n-der yeer]
    • /ˈkæl ən dər yɪər/
    • /ˈkæl.ɪn.dər jɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kal-uh n-der yeer]
    • /ˈkæl ən dər yɪər/

Definitions of calendar year words

  • countable noun calendar year A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year. 3
  • noun calendar year the period of time from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 3
  • noun calendar year A calendar year is a business year that goes from January 1 to December 31. 3
  • noun calendar year a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year. 1
  • noun calendar year a period of approximately the same length in other calendars. 1
  • noun calendar year a space of 12 calendar months calculated from any point: This should have been finished a year ago. 1

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Origin of calendar year

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English yeer, Old English gēar; cognate with Dutch jaar, German Jahr, Old Norse ār, Gothic jēr, Greek hôros year, hṓrā season, part of a day, hour

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Parts of speech for Calendar year

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

calendar year popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

calendar year usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for calendar year

noun calendar year

  • fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
  • cy — Cyprus (international car registration)
  • civil year — calendar year

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