year-over-year
adjective
ACCOUNTING,FINANCE(alsoyear over year)ukus(alsoyear-on-year);(alsoyear on year)used tocomparefinancialresultswith those of the sameperiodin thepreviousyear:
Earningspershareare up 10%yearoveryear.
First Activereportsmore than 100%year-on-yeargrowthinsales
Profits were down 11%on a year-over-yearbasis.
year-over-yearcomparisons/declines/increases
year-over-year
adverb
This is the 12thstraightmonthin whichmonthlysaleshavedeclined, year-over-year.