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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Last fiscal year, the organization managed 1,114 referrals and delivered more than 4,600 therapy sessions. Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024 The deficit had grown to $19.1 million last year and was projected to get even larger in fiscal year 2024-25. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024 In the past, the company said that the Switch successor will be announced in its current fiscal year, which ends in March 2025. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 That’s after northern border apprehensions broke records every fiscal year under the Biden-Harris administration. Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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