multiyear
adjective
mul·ti·year
ˌməl-tē-ˈyir 
-ˌtī-
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
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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Google had a huge cash advantage and a multiyear head start.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In January, Apple struck a multiyear deal to use Google's Gemini AI as part of a rebooted Siri.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
As part of the multiyear deal, the NFL and NFLPA will give Fanatics Collectibles the rights to use official team logos, names, marks, helmet designs and uniforms, as well as official NFL branding for cards and packaging.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The multiyear, multimillion-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, some absolutely incredible moments from one of the very first generations of useful humanoid robots, and a blooper video that will live on forever.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In January, Apple struck a multiyear deal to use Google's Gemini AI as part of a rebooted Siri.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
As part of the multiyear deal, the NFL and NFLPA will give Fanatics Collectibles the rights to use official team logos, names, marks, helmet designs and uniforms, as well as official NFL branding for cards and packaging.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The multiyear, multimillion-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, some absolutely incredible moments from one of the very first generations of useful humanoid robots, and a blooper video that will live on forever.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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