multiyear

adjective

mul·​ti·​year ˌməl-tē-ˈyir How to pronounce multiyear (audio)
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variants or multi-year
Synonyms of multiyearnext
: 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

Examples of multiyear in a Sentence

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The move comes near the close of a week where both consumer and wholesale inflation posted multiyear highs. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 May 2026 Seahawks Announce PayPal as Official Partner The Seattle Seahawks and PayPal announced a new multiyear partnership to become the team’s Official Fan-to-Fan Payments & Exclusive Digital Ticket Payment Processing Partner. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026 Open to the public since 1935, and previously the Gilded Age home of American industrialist and collector Henry Clay Frick, the museum completed a multiyear renovation project last year. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 The club will begin playing at Dodd Stadium in Norwich next season, after signing a multiyear lease last month. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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