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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About 35 bargaining units, nearly all of state government’s unionized workforce, are working under contracts that expired when the current fiscal year began July 1. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025 That’s about how many employees Nvidia had at the conclusion of its 2025 fiscal year, the company said. Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 In the Southern District of New York, judges stuck to guideline ranges 34.5 percent of the time in the last fiscal year, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025 For fiscal years 2025 and 2026, Missouri set aside about $15 million annually that trickles down to behavioral health providers to staff and fund their mobile crisis teams. Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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