The amount yielded by the annual income of property; used in expressing the value of a thing in the number of years required for its income to yield its purchase price, in computing the amount to be paid for annuities, etc.

An inscription on a coin indicating the year in which the coin was either produced or issued.

A particular period in the year.

The time it takes the Earth to pass once around the Sun, as reckoned with respect to the seasons and not the fixed stars (for instance from vernal equinox to vernal equinox).

The time it takes the Earth to pass once around the Sun, particularly a tropical, sidereal, or anomalistic year.

(idiomatic, Britain, Ireland) A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.

a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress.

plural of year 2000 problem

A storm of such force that it occurs only once every one hundred years approximately.

plural of hundred-year storm