Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

yd abbr (only used in written English) yard

year /jia(r); j3:(r); AmE jir/ noun (abbr yr)'

see also: accounting year, amount falling due after one amount falling due within one beginning of calendar end-of-~, financial etc.

[C] the period from 1 January to 31 December,that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months: The project ends early next year, о The company has struggled in recent years, о Recruiting is a non-stop, year-round activity (= one that continues all year). о Investors had a difficult year in 2002.

isyni calendar year

[c] a period of 12 months, measured from aparticular time: I started working here two years ago. о The contract is worth $20 million a year, о In the UK, the tax year runs from April to April, о The share is down 45 cents from theyear-ago period (= compared with the same period a year ago), о year- earlier levels (= levels at the same time the year before) year-to-date

years[pi.] a long time: They have been trying for years to break into the market.

СЛЗ car, product, manager, etc. of the 'year a

thing or person that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year .year after 'year every year for many years: There were tax

increases year after year, .year by 'year as the years pass; each year: The company grew steadily year by year, year 'in, year out every year: I've been buying the same brand of coffee year in, year out. .year on 'year (Accounting) (used especially when talking about figures, prices, etc.) compared with the figures, prices, etc. a year earlier: Spending has increased year on year, о a year-on-year increase in spending .year over 'year (Accounting) compared with the same period a year earlier: Sales have declined 9% year overyear.

yearbook /'jiabuk; AmE 'jirbuk/ noun [C] a book published once a year, giving details of what happened the previous year in a particular company, country or area of activity

.year 'end (AmEalso .year's 'end) noun [u; sing.]

the end of the financial year: We will review our financial position at year end. о We are on track to achieve our year-end targets.

at/before/by (the) year end

the end of December

end-of-year

.year-'long {AmE spelling also yearlong adjective [only before noun]

continuing for a whole year: a year-long downward trend о a year-long investigation/study

yearly /'jiali; 'j3:li;/\/r?Ј 'jirli/ adjective

see also: half-yearly

happening once a year or every year: Pay is reviewed on a yearly basis.

paid, valid or calculated for one year: your yearly income

► 'yearly adverb: The committee meets twice yearly.

.year's'end = year end

.year to 'date noun [sing.] (abbr ytd (Accounting) this year as far as today: Our turnover has risen 50% in the year to date. ► ,year-to- date adjective, adverb: Year-to-date revenues are down 4%. о The shares are up 15%year-to-date.

yellow book ей

.yellow 'booknoun [c, usually sing ] a book that contains all the necessary information about a particular subject