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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On Wednesday local time, Micron will report its third-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2026 after the market closes. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The tentative budget under consideration is for fiscal year 2027, which began on July 1 and extends through June 30, 2027. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 McArn rejected Gordon’s call to return the money, noting the district’s intention to seek additional reimbursements from the trust during the current fiscal year. — Chaewon Chung august 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The courts’ backlog of cases shrank for the first time in nearly a decade in fiscal year 2025, and has done so again in fiscal 2026. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiscal year

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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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