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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What To Know Walgreens has announced plans to close approximately 1,200 stores over the next three years, with 500 closures scheduled for fiscal year 2025. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 In December, Douglas increased its sales growth guidance for its 2024-25 fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025, to 4.7 billion euros and 4.8 billion euros, versus 4.45 billion euros for fiscal 2023-24. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025 The immigration court backlog ballooned to more than three million cases at the end of 2024 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Research Service. Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 During fiscal year 2024, Biden allowed 125,000 refugees to come into the country, mostly from Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fiscal year 

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Jan. 2025.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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