: the year beyond a current fiscal year
usually used in plural except when attrib.

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MoffettNathanson tweaked its out-year Netflix estimates for ad revenues downward 1 percent, while expecting cost cutting to balance some of that out. David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 In addition to industry-leading wage rates, the new labor deal includes out-year wage increases and addresses many quality-of-life issues that the flight attendants have been advocating for, the union said. Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of out-year was in 1976

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“Out-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-year. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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