y-o-y

A form of year-over-year — Compared to the same time period in the previous year (for example, monthly inflation).

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Meanings

adjectivey-o-y (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemathematicsInitialism of year-over-year or year-on-year.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
year-over-year
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APA

y-o-y. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y-o-y

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “y-o-y,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y-o-y.

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