Meaning of yearsworth | Babel Free

Definitions

The amount of something that is expected to last for or be produced in one year.

uncountable

Examples

“We've given a million pounds to these waterworks and we shan't live⟳ to use⟳ more than (say⟳) fifteen yearsworth of them.”

“So she writes ten yearsworth of practice-fiction without making noteworthy progress⟳ except in language-mechanics and the range of her vocabulary, meanwhile accumulating mileage on her experiential odometer”

“He didn't look⟳ like⟳ my father or my brother, Kath; he was my clone, only older. He didn't look⟳ like⟳ what I look⟳ like⟳ now, seventeen yearsworth of stories later; he looked like⟳ what I'll look⟳ like⟳ another twenty-some yearsworth of stories from now”

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