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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Cubs officials agreed that the All-Star third baseman would be an ideal fit at this moment, a finishing piece to their multiyear rebuild. Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Saia will be on Gibbs’ car for seven races in 2025 to kick off this multiyear deal. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 As one of the first college basketball stars to cash in on multiyear deals in the NIL boom, Bueckers has created a blueprint for what an athlete in the NIL era can achieve for herself and others. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a multiyear deal with Netflix in 2020 after stepping back from their royal roles in the U.K. and moving to her home state of California. Erin Hill, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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