year

year

noun

{bc}the period of about 365{sup}1{/sup}/{inf}4{/inf} solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun

year-end

noun

{bc}the end of usually the fiscal year

year-end

adjective

{bc}made, occurring, or existing at the year-end

year of grace

noun phrase

{bc}a calendar year of the Christian era

year-round

adjective

{bc}occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year {bc}not seasonal

academic year

noun

{bc}the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June

calendar year

noun

{bc}a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year

common year

noun

{bc}a calendar year containing no intercalary period

dol*lar-a-year

adjective

{bc}compensated by a token salary usually for government service

first-year

noun

{bc}a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) {bc}a first-year student