year-round

year-round — adverb

1. for every month of the year, with no seasonal break; in a way that continues acr

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Definition

for every month of the year, with no seasonal break; in a way that continues across all twelve months without stopping

Example

The mountain resort stays open year-round for skiers and hikers alike.

collocation: stay open year-round

Joon delivers fresh vegetables to local restaurants year-round, even in winter.

position after the verb

Common collocations
  • open year-round
  • operate year-round
  • stay year-round
  • available year-round
Synonyms
  • all year

    informal; usually placed after the verb just like year-round

  • perennially

    more formal; also means 'for many years', not just one year

Antonyms
  • seasonally

    for only part of the year, at certain times only

Grammar Patterns

[verb] year-round

Usage Note

Often placed after a verb (e.g., 'open year-round', 'operate year-round'). Common with verbs for operating, staying, or working.

Common Mistakes

The store is open all year around.
The store is open year-round.
'year-round' is the standard spelling with a hyphen.

year-round — adjective

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

'Year-round' describes something that lasts or operates through a full calendar year without breaks for particular seasons. 'Perpetual' is stronger and more formal — it suggests something that never ends at all (a perpetual source of conflict), not just across one year. 'Non-seasonal' is a narrower, more technical term used mainly in business or economics (non-seasonal demand, non-seasonal employment). 'Everlasting' carries a poetic or spiritual tone (everlasting love) and is rarely used for concrete schedules or operations. Use 'year-round' when you mean 'through all four seasons of a normal year' — for example, a year-round school calendar or year-round access to a hiking trail.

year-round ↗perpetualnon-seasonaleverlasting ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • open year-round
  • stay year-round
  • available year-round

Etymology

Old EnglishOld FrenchEnglish

Formed by combining 'year' (from Old English 'gēar') with 'round' (from Old French 'rond', meaning circular or throughout). The compound has been used since the 1800s to mean 'throughout the entire year', modeled on the earlier 'all year round'.