year-over-year

or year o·ver year

[ yeer-oh-ver-yeer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Accounting, Finance.

as compared with the corresponding figure 12 months earlier; involving or reckoned by such a comparison: : YoY
Exports fell 2 percent year over year in May.
February rents for one-bedroom apartments saw a year-over-year increase of 6 percent.
in each year that passes after an initial investment, the start of an observed trend, etc.; annual or annually:
The gain from this software purchase has been our best ROI year over year.
Over the last decade, the year-over-year trend in inflation has strongly correlated with the year-over-year trend in GDP.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of year-over-year¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, for an earlier sense

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Example Sentences

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In March, the port moved 123,000 TEUs, down 15% from a year earlier — the fourth straight month of decline on a year-over-year basis.

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One of our key findings was that despite the prevailing sense that 2024 had a high potential for violence and hyperpolarization, activity from organized extremist groups was significantly lower in 2024 than in 2020 or 2021, and we’ve seen a steady year-over-year decline in their activity since then.

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According to market research firm Circana, sales for food and beverages with “spicy” in the description have increased nine percent year-over-year.

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For the first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 29, Tetra Tech’s revenue increased 16% to $1.42 billion year-over-year.

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“Reflecting this renewed excitement, resale prices for pieces from the collection have also soared, up 50% year-over-year,” McSweeney adds.

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year of grace year-round

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