fiscal year

noun

: an accounting period of 12 months

Examples of fiscal year in a Sentence

Sales were up in the last fiscal year. Our fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30.
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Data from the Office of Personnel Management shows that the agency lost more than 3,300 staff, roughly one-quarter of its total workforce, over the past fiscal year. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Residents remained confused why the mowing was done so early this year, though some speculated that the town may have been trying to spend money before the end of the fiscal year. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 During the 2025 fiscal year, food safety complaints for meat, poultry, and eggs (including things like wood in corndogs) went up 40%. — Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Any supplemental funding bill would require a three-fifths supermajority in Springfield, and the money may not reach the district in time to affect this fiscal year. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiscal year

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiscal year was in 1843

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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