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Meanings of previous year in English

The year before the current one.

Usage of previous year in English
1
This sophomore experience was quite a bit different than the previous year.
Climbing Magazine
2
In the previous year, the rise was higher than 15 per cent.
The Irish Times
3
The figure represented an increase of £113 million over the previous year.
The Irish Times
4
This represented record growth of 25 per cent on the previous year.
The Irish Times
5
The new figure represents a 19 percent decline from the previous year.
Reuters
6
The previous year he did not receive a bonus, the statement said.
The Guardian
7
That figure was a 59 per cent increase on the previous year.
The Irish Times
8
This represents an increase of 152 per cent from the previous year.
The Irish Times
9
This represented a rise of 10 per cent on the previous year.
The Irish Times
10
The surplus is a 36 per cent increase on the previous year.
The Irish Times
11
These losses were 38 per cent higher than in the previous year.
The Irish Times
12
Another baby, born the previous year, left as his family moved away.
Reuters
13
This was their second attempt, having reached 5800 meters the previous year.
Climbing Magazine
14
The mess left behind was 50 times greater than the previous year.
Radio NZ
15
Mothers provided retrospective reports of their children's symptoms in the previous year.
Pubmed
16
This represented a decline of 6 per cent on the previous year.
The Irish Times
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Previous year through the time
Previous year across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Less common
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