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multiyear

multiyear

7 3.7
Continues for more than one year
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈjɪr/
translation icon : multianual
  • To succeed, a multiyear, integrated plan to develop programming, personnel management, and budgeting was adopted.
  • multiyear program
  • multiyear project
  • multiyear study

Examples

  • State and USAID are experimenting with positive steps, including process enhancements such as multiyear budgets.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And in 1989, the Olin Foundation approved a $150,000 multiyear grant for the Review, according to its annual report.

    Academic text (1992)

  • You get a multiyear contract.

    Blue Chips (1994)

  • The professional development was funded through a multiyear grant from the National Science Foundation.

    Academic text (2013)

  • "We plan to conduct a risk assessment for produce and incorporate the information in a multiyear research plan."

    Academic text (1999)

  • A $5 million multiyear grant from Citibank provided the funding to start the program.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In these instances, data can be collected over a multiyear period to determine program effectiveness over time.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The study design was a multiyear survey, including cross-sectional and longitudinal components.

    Academic text (1991)

  • New teachers will no longer be eligible for multiyear (tenured) contracts.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The professional development was funded through a multiyear grant from the National Science Foundation.

Synonyms

long-term
vsmultiyear
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

specifies continuing for more than one year rather than being vaguely long
longstanding
vsmultiyear
39 4.3

Lasting for a long time

is defined as continuing for more than one year rather than just generally long

Antonyms

short-term
225 3.3

Lasting only for a little time

How Long

permanent
650 3.2
multiyear
7 3.7
long-term
502 3.0

Surface Forms

multiyear positive

Morphology

multiyear = year (transparent) = multi + year

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' means many or more than one, and 'year' supplies the time unit.

Etymology

Multiyear is made of multi- ('many') and year ('one year'), and you can see multi- in words like multiplayer or multitask, so it means something that lasts for more than one year.