year over yearadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈjɪər əʊvə ˈjɪə/,

/ˈjəːr əʊvə ˈjəː/, U.S.

/ˈjɪ(ə)r ˌoʊvər ˈjɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., over prep.

Etymology: < year n. + over prep. + year n. Compare earlier year by year adv.

A. adv.

1. Repeatedly over a number of years; for years without change. Cf. year on year adv. 1. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1804 A. Aikin Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 iii. 312/1 Is she [sc. France] to hoard her corn year over year in public granaries, exposed to the depredations of vermin?

1877 Rep. Sanitary Commissioner Bengal 1876 65 Thus fevers appear, year over year, to be connected with the rainfall and evaporation.

1921 Trident of Delta Delta Delta Apr. 283 Many of us share the funny, little predilection for..the fine drawn points of people that bring our noses deep into ‘Shirley’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ year over year.

1951 Amer. Paint Jrnl. 26 Mar. 75/1 We will have a primer that will give good performance consistently, batch over batch, bridge over bridge, year over year.

2. Chiefly Economics and Finance (chiefly North American).

a. With reference to trends, gradual increases or decreases, etc.: with or in each passing or successive year. Cf. year on year adv. 2a.

ΚΠ

1894 Economist 22 Dec. 1577/2 We wish to anticipate what effect an increase in the gold supply in the ratio of, say, 10 per cent. year over year is likely to produce upon the level of general prices.

1912 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 41 160 The annual reports of most city school systems show the increase in enrollment year over year.

1980 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 9 Aug. The company has sold ‘tens of thousands of packages’ since the product was introduced but sales are not increasing year over year.

2013 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. (Late ed.) a3/1 He defended the company as a ‘compounder’, one that grows steadily year over year with a loyal clientele.

b. With reference to figures, financial data, etc.: as compared with the corresponding information from the previous year. Cf. year on year adv. 2b.

ΚΠ

1971 Financial Times 14 Oct. 21/2 Paper tissues and analgesics..recorded a loss year over year of about 13 per cent. in the average number of buyers.

1987 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 19 Jan. 5/2 Year over year, the inflation gauge grew just 1.3%—the lowest clip since 1964.

1993 Challenge Sept. 27 Retail prices for goods were down 0.3 percent in June on a monthly basis and up 1.7 percent year-over-year.

2006 J. W. Cortada Digital Hand II. xii. 438 Sales of digital cameras in general grew year over year in 2003 by over 60 percent around the world.

B. adj.

Economics and Finance (chiefly North American). Relating to or shown by a comparison of corresponding figures from two consecutive years. Cf. year on year adj.In quot. 1931: = year-to-year adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > figures or comparison of figures

year over year1931

notional1958

year on year1958

1931 E. S. Smith Reducing Seasonal Unemploym. i. 10 The third chart shows a year-over-year comparison of factory pay rolls for 1927 to 1929 inclusive.

1955 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 21 301 On a year-over-year basis, gross capital formation excluding inventories declined in 1938.

1972 Jrnl. Money, Credit & Banking 4 35 The year-over-year increase in compensation per man hour..was 7.5 percent in the second quarter.

1982 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 11 Jan. 6/2 Preliminary year-over-year figures for September show department stores with an overall gain in sales of 5.2 per cent.

2014 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. a11 Tablet shipments reached 217.1 million units.., up from 144.2 million in 2012—year-over-year growth of 50.6 percent.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	year over year
释义	year over yearadv.adj. Brit. /ˈjɪər əʊvə ˈjɪə/, /ˈjəːr əʊvə ˈjəː/, U.S. /ˈjɪ(ə)r ˌoʊvər ˈjɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., over prep. Etymology: < year n. + over prep. + year n. Compare earlier year by year adv. A. adv. 1. Repeatedly over a number of years; for years without change. Cf. year on year adv. 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1804 A. Aikin Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 iii. 312/1 Is she [sc. France] to hoard her corn year over year in public granaries, exposed to the depredations of vermin? 1877 Rep. Sanitary Commissioner Bengal 1876 65 Thus fevers appear, year over year, to be connected with the rainfall and evaporation. 1921 Trident of Delta Delta Delta Apr. 283 Many of us share the funny, little predilection for..the fine drawn points of people that bring our noses deep into ‘Shirley’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ year over year. 1951 Amer. Paint Jrnl. 26 Mar. 75/1 We will have a primer that will give good performance consistently, batch over batch, bridge over bridge, year over year. 2. Chiefly Economics and Finance (chiefly North American). a. With reference to trends, gradual increases or decreases, etc.: with or in each passing or successive year. Cf. year on year adv. 2a. ΚΠ 1894 Economist 22 Dec. 1577/2 We wish to anticipate what effect an increase in the gold supply in the ratio of, say, 10 per cent. year over year is likely to produce upon the level of general prices. 1912 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 41 160 The annual reports of most city school systems show the increase in enrollment year over year. 1980 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 9 Aug. The company has sold ‘tens of thousands of packages’ since the product was introduced but sales are not increasing year over year. 2013 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. (Late ed.) a3/1 He defended the company as a ‘compounder’, one that grows steadily year over year with a loyal clientele. b. With reference to figures, financial data, etc.: as compared with the corresponding information from the previous year. Cf. year on year adv. 2b. ΚΠ 1971 Financial Times 14 Oct. 21/2 Paper tissues and analgesics..recorded a loss year over year of about 13 per cent. in the average number of buyers. 1987 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 19 Jan. 5/2 Year over year, the inflation gauge grew just 1.3%—the lowest clip since 1964. 1993 Challenge Sept. 27 Retail prices for goods were down 0.3 percent in June on a monthly basis and up 1.7 percent year-over-year. 2006 J. W. Cortada Digital Hand II. xii. 438 Sales of digital cameras in general grew year over year in 2003 by over 60 percent around the world. B. adj. Economics and Finance (chiefly North American). Relating to or shown by a comparison of corresponding figures from two consecutive years. Cf. year on year adj.In quot. 1931: = year-to-year adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > figures or comparison of figures year over year1931 notional1958 year on year1958 1931 E. S. Smith Reducing Seasonal Unemploym. i. 10 The third chart shows a year-over-year comparison of factory pay rolls for 1927 to 1929 inclusive. 1955 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 21 301 On a year-over-year basis, gross capital formation excluding inventories declined in 1938. 1972 Jrnl. Money, Credit & Banking 4 35 The year-over-year increase in compensation per man hour..was 7.5 percent in the second quarter. 1982 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 11 Jan. 6/2 Preliminary year-over-year figures for September show department stores with an overall gain in sales of 5.2 per cent. 2014 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. a11 Tablet shipments reached 217.1 million units.., up from 144.2 million in 2012—year-over-year growth of 50.6 percent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1804
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