noun
year-end gift
A customary gift given in December to express gratitude, typically to superiors, clients, or relatives. Compare with お中元 (mid-year gift).
今年も取引先にお歳暮を贈ります。
We will send year-end gifts to our business partners again this year.
お歳
Department stores get crowded when it's time for year-end gift shopping.
noun
Rare standalone use; the more common word for year-end is 年末. This sense is mostly seen in fixed expressions or older texts.
See also: 歳暮 (せいぼ)
「お歳暮」が年の暮れを指すこともあるが、今はほとんど使われない。
Although お歳暮 can refer to the end of the year, it is hardly used that way nowadays.