year-end

1 of 2

noun

: the end of usually the fiscal year

year-end

2 of 2

adjective

: made, occurring, or existing at the year-end
a year-end report

Examples of year-end in a Sentence

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Noun
The jazz-pop collaboration dropped Friday, November 29, is the latest sparkling addition to the BTS member’s tradition of gifting fans with year-end music during the holiday season. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 There’s too much to think about these days between the holidays and year-end deadlines, but the best Black Friday deals are one reason to actually relish a little bit of chaos. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Birmingham police only have to report criminal homicides to the FBI for year-end statistical review. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023 Global recorded-music revenue growth slowed down dramatically in 2022 but still was up 9% according to the year-end report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s released Tuesday. Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for year-end 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1872, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-end was in 1872

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“Year-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-end. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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