seasonal
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People may not realize this but coffee is seasonal just like any other fruit. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "How East Bay specialty coffee importer Royal Coffee is bringing transparency to the industry," 4 Sep. 2019 Both spots are seasonal and close in the colder months. — Erica Jackson Curran, chicagotribune.com, "On the Eastern Shore, Virginia’s Cape Charles is in the midst of a small-town renaissance," 20 Aug. 2019 Both spots are seasonal and close in the colder months. — Washington Post, "On the Eastern Shore, Virginia’s Cape Charles is in the midst of a small-town renaissance," 16 Aug. 2019 Traverse City and Fort Collins will operate year-round; Bentonville will be seasonal. — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, "Allegiant announces new flights to from Mesa to Arkansas, Colorado and Michigan," 13 Aug. 2019 Maxwell spotted her reading a book about massage in 2000 near the spa at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Giuffre held a seasonal job, Giuffre said in a deposition. — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, "Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Prosecutors could still go after his inner circle if they helped him prey on young girls," 10 Aug. 2019 Responding to a question from Mayor Carol Roe about the city’s current staffing, Briley said that there are now about 565 full-time and permanent part-time employees, not counting seasonal jobs. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Heights’ budget kickoff leads to federal consent decree discussion," 4 Aug. 2019 If that’s a unicorn, then maybe a circuit of recurring seasonal jobs would allow novelty and stability both. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: Does husband’s job-hopping point to ADHD?," 30 July 2019 If that’s a unicorn, then maybe a circuit of recurring seasonal jobs would allow novelty and stability both. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, "Carolyn Hax: He changes jobs as if he were changing socks," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seasonal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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seasonality
nounFinancial Definition of seasonality
What It Is
Seasonality is a fluctuation in sales or profits during the course of a fiscal year.
How It Works
For example, the restaurant industry is somewhat seasonal. Sales for many companies are stronger in summer and fall (the second and third quarter) and are lower in the winter and early spring (the fourth and first quarter). Much of this is attributable to New Year's resolutions to diet, spend less or cook more; the April 15 annual tax deadline also makes consumers more money-conscious. Accordingly, the sales of restaurant companies go up and down throughout the year but in a somewhat predictable pattern.
Why It Matters
Seasonality is a major reason that an investor or analyst can't just make an annual sales projection and then expect the company to meet 1/12 of that sales or profit projection every month. Some months will be higher, some months will be lower. Knowing how much higher or lower those sales should be month to month will make for more accurate seasonal projections.
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