Word info

year-to-year

Adjective

Meaning

year-to-year (comparative more year-to-year, superlative most year-to-year)

Being compared with those of a previous year; interannual. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04. Peter Bart

According to these figures, the IBM Notes and Domino product line has sustained double-digit growth since late 2004 and continuing through 2006, including 30% year-to-year growth in Q4 of 2006. Source: Internet

Also, a 2011 article affirms on its abstract that "The long-term (year-to-year) variability of Vega was confirmed". Source: Internet

“However, the models show that year-to-year variability in expected crop yields goes down because the difference between the best and worst case yields is reduced,” said Malek. Source: Internet

Matriculation tests are not calibrated year-to-year, so politicians wanting to show improvement have just made them easier. Source: Internet

However, CPS officials said disconnection numbers fluctuate year-to-year based on factors ranging from population growth to weather and don't reflect a policy change under Gold-Williams. Source: Internet

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