: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

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Hot water must be available year-round at a minimum temperature of 120 degrees. Adolfo Carrión Jr., New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025 But dairy farmers are required to milk cows and tend to the dairy every day, all year-round. Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025 While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming. Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 With eight unique waterfront restaurants, live music, and the occasional festival, this lively stretch of paradise is a year-round celebration of coastal living. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for year-round 

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd,
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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