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Meaning of year-to-year in English:

year-to-year

adjective

  • Relevant or relating to successive years; especially determined by comparing results or figures from successive years.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Taylor (1787–1865), writer on theology, artist, and inventor. From year + to + year, after from year to year.

Pronunciation

year-to-year

/ˌjɪətʊˈjɪə/ /ˌjəːtʊˈjəː/