: 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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Some of the seven rooms of year-round Christmas decorations have been replaced, although many are still being cleaned or repaired. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025 This isn't just American - multinational brands face the same reckoning globally, where LGBTQ+ consumers demand year-round authenticity over seasonal gestures. Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 The library’s monthly gardening exchange and year-round seed library are opportunities for locals to learn about native plants with a hands-on approach. Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025 Bonners Ferry’s council created a year-round special occasion to fly the Canadian flag. Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 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 8 Jun. 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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