Year-to-date - Do you hyphenate year to date?

Q: Do you hyphenate year to date?

When it comes after the noun, the compound adjective usually doesn't get a hyphen. ... Same goes for up to date – if it's before a noun it needs a hyphen. A document is up to date but it's an up-to-date document.

Answer

It is common practice to omit the hyphen from compound adjectives when they follow nouns. The use of a hyphen is required when the word "up to date" precedes a noun. An up-to-date document is one that is not only current, but also accurate.

Year-to-date - Do you hyphenate year to date?

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