ˌNew ˈYear ,
new year noun [uncountable]1. (
also the New Year) the time when people celebrate the beginning of a new year:
We’re going to spend Christmas and the New Year with my parents. The business will be closed over New Year.Happy New Year (=used as a greeting) Our neighbours invited us round to see in the new year (=celebrate the beginning of the year).2. the new year the first few weeks of the year:
Prices are expected to go up in the new year. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲