Seasonality Meaning

/sˈizəˌnælɪti/
B2

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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nounVariation with the seasons

The seasonality of the data is clear to everyone on the team.
We need to consider the level of seasonality in our sales.
The business suffers from extreme seasonality during the winter months.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of fruit production means fresh strawberries are only available in spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The restaurant's menu reflected the ____ of local ingredients, changing every few months.

Etymology tree French a- Proto-Indo-European *ser-der. Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiōnem Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English seasonal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English seasonality From seasonal + -ity.

"Between the wars the volume of holiday traffic trebled, but the principal drawback remained - that of seasonality." — 2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 37:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of fruit production means fresh strawberries are only available in spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The restaurant's menu reflected the ____ of local ingredients, changing every few months.

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