: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

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While some pieces in our closets are staples that can be worn year-round, a new season still requires clothing items specific to certain activities and weather. Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025 There are some 2,000 elk on the property and several lodges dotting the grounds, as well as two heated helicopter pads for year-round use. Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025 Those seeking year-round lodgings in paradise are already aware of Four Seasons’ Los Cabos Residences at Costa Palmas, as well as Cancun’s One Laguna Residences and Marina Club unveiled last December. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025 The fest comes in a rapidly expanding and changing TV markets landscape, which has very much become a year-round business. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for year-round

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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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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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