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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The exiting executive was paid more than $650,000 in fiscal year 2023, according to Marshall Medical’s tax filings. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

On May 29, Wolff wrote to state agency directors asking them to submit maintenance of operations budget requests only for fiscal year 2028. — Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

With other income sources and funding responsibilities taken into account, the county budget for fiscal year 2027 is about $9 billion. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Burberry’s comparable retail sales increased 4% on a constant currency basis to £455 million in the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fiscal year

• charioteer
• ritonavir
• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere

Legal Definition

fiscal year

noun

: an accounting period of 12 months