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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The Container Store has posted losses for each of its last two fiscal years, while sales have plunged about 23% over that time. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024 In May, Forest Service chief Randy Moore sat before the U.S. Senate’s committee on natural resources and energy to discuss his $8.9 billion budget request for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024 Epps was the department’s top earner in fiscal year 2024, earning more than $400,000, according to local media reports — more than half of it in overtime pay. Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 Earlier this year, there were worries that the government would run out of money for the next fiscal year. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 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 4 Jan. 2025.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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