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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Rozier was then arrested at the team’s Orlando hotel early Thursday morning as part of a multiyear federal gambling investigation. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 In October 2024, Corning announced a $1 billion multiyear deal with AT&T for next-generation fiber. Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 Compressing multiyear pre-construction cycles into days or weeks and trimming 20% off project costs could expand supply faster than most policy interventions. Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Late Wednesday, Salesforce outlined an upbeat multiyear financial roadmap. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiyear

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Oct. 2025.

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