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year-round

year-round

78 3.0
Happening or available all year
  • adjective
  • /jɪr raʊnd/
: todo el año
  • You can, and since it's heated, you can use it year round in any climate.
  • year-round availability
  • operate year-round
  • occur year-round

With year round fresh meat, you can start to support year round butchers.

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Examples

  • She decided to plant vegetables that could be harvested year-round, ensuring fresh produce throughout the year.

  • The NHS has been put into an all year round crisis by this government.

  • If you want to wear white all year round, be my guest.

  • These are going to live in my car year round for sure.

  • I could play ball all year round.

    Extra Innings (2020)

  • Do you live in the country all year round?

    Anna Karenina (1997)

  • But keeping the camp open is a year-round job.

    Theater Camp (2023)

  • They're an all year round wardrobe staple.

  • And you're off to a year-round boarding school.

    It Takes Two (1995)

  • Preston offered me a year-round gig scouting for kids.

    Magic Camp (2020)

Synonyms

year-around
vsyear-round
  • US
44 2.9

Available all year, not only in one season

is the same in meaning but is the hyphenated variant
yearlong
vsyear-round
10 3.0

Lasting for a whole year

refers to ongoing availability rather than a fixed one year duration
seasonless
vsyear-round
1 5.2

Clothes you can wear any time of year

is broader and used for things available throughout the year
nonseasonal
vsyear-round
1 3.5

Not limited to one time of year

is the neutral common term for availability across the year

Antonyms

temporary
538 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

seasonal
87 2.7

Happening only at a certain time of year, like summer or winter

How Often

year-round
78 3.0
frequent
234 1.0
occasional
257 2.8
seasonal
87 2.7
rare
944 4.1

Surface Forms

year-round positive

Morphology

year-round = year + round (transparent) = year + round

The meaning 'throughout the entire year' is directly and predictably composed from 'year' + 'round'.

Etymology

The word year-round joins year and round, where year means the 12 months and round means 'all the way around' or 'throughout'. So something year-round happens or is available 'all year', not just in one season.