new year 
noun
1The calendar year just begun or about to begin: Happy New Year!...
- The old year ended and the new year began with the American economy in good shape.
- We can begin again: a new year is upon us with fresh resolutions to spoil.
- Thus, once the new year has begun, I'm afraid that conflicts regarding the power plant issue will continue to erupt.
1.1The first few days or weeks of a year: the band is playing at Wembley in the new year...
- Motorists still face price increases in the new year.
- Garvey said a new date for the match would be fixed in the new year, though it was unlikely that it would be played before February and could even be delayed until after May.
- A self-contained nursery run as part of the Thorpe Edge Community Project, which manages the centre, will open in the new year.
1.2The period immediately before and after 31 December: the facilities are closed over Christmas and New Year...
- He's going to stay there throughout the week and into the new year, spending the new year there with his family.
- Does crime increase over Christmas and New Year?
Phrases
New Year's
see the new year in
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