In plain English
It is a running time span that starts on the first day of this year and continues up to today. Its endpoint moves forward as the date changes.
In context
Here, it marks totals that cover everything counted from the beginning of the current year up to the present date.
- Situation
- Reading creator, advertising, monetization, reach, eligibility, and payout dashboards
- What it communicates
- marks totals for the current-year reporting period.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say which totals are being measured, only the time period they cover.
Examples
“Our YTD spending is still lower than it was on the same date last year.”
“Add these new orders to the YTD total before you file the summary.”