calendar year
noun
1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use
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Network shows manage to do that within the same calendar year.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
Meeting these thresholds during the 2025 calendar year will ensure your status for the remainder of that year and all of 2026.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Annual exclusion for gifts increases to $19,000 for the calendar year 2025, up from $18,000 for the calendar year 2024.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
During a calendar year, an individual could buy up to $10,000 in electronic I Bonds.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
Meeting these thresholds during the 2025 calendar year will ensure your status for the remainder of that year and all of 2026.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Annual exclusion for gifts increases to $19,000 for the calendar year 2025, up from $18,000 for the calendar year 2024.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
During a calendar year, an individual could buy up to $10,000 in electronic I Bonds.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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