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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With this fiscal year less than half over, Twitch-originated cash donations alone are about $500,000. William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The national rate of overpayments for the 2023 fiscal year was 10.03, while 1.64 percent were underpaid. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 But a big surplus in fiscal year 2022-23 put the state on the brink of reaching that limit. Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024 The state has spent nearly $1.1 billion of taxpayers' money this fiscal year to house and feed the border crossers who have often been placed in hotels converted into shelters. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiscal%20year. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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