Year-on-year

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of year-over-year. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Within six months, the total number of passengers forecast to use the line in the entire first year (650,000) had already been passed. For the first 12 months, the figure was in excess of 1.2 million. And overall, it has grown year-on-year, reaching over two million in 2018-19."

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y-o-yy/yyoy

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"Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. Its majestic snowy landscape attracts mountaineers from across the world. In recent times, the snowline at its peak has been retreating year-on-year owing to global warming."

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