new year

American  

noun

1. the year approaching or newly begun.

2. New Year's Day.

3. (initial capital letters) the first day or few days of a year in any of various calendars.

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New Year British  

noun

1. the first day or days of the year in various calendars, usually celebrated as a holiday

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Etymology

Origin of new year

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

On Facebook, residents from Rancho Cucamonga to Victorville have shared video of of luxury cars and Toyota and Chevrolet trucks being towed from in front of their homes in incidents that date back to at least March and as recently as New Year’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times

The S&P clinched its first closing high of the new year, climbing 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite, which is still trading below its all-time high from October, also rose 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The turn of the New Year came with a new series of The Traitors and to no surprise, plot twists are leaving viewers on tenterhooks.

From BBC

Some places in the northern Scotland have now had fresh snowfall every day since the start of the new year.

From BBC

Cardenas, who is from the Venezuelan city of San Cristobal, had returned home to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with her family.

From Barron's