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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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The public body, which funds Sacramento public media institutions, was supposed to determine how much funding would be allocated to the various media nonprofits for the upcoming fiscal year. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Biden administration data includes the first three months of fiscal 2025, nine months of fiscal 2021, and all of fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025 Idaho is projected to end the current fiscal year with a deficit of nearly $60 million, according to the state’s Legislative Services Office. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025 Investors will be watching the firm’s third-quarter earnings for the 2026 fiscal year, expected in January. Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 5 Dec. 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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