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

Mecklenburg has since recorded its highest average daily jail population since fiscal year 2008, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement before Tuesday’s commissioners’ meeting. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

The Air Force expects F-15EXs to begin arriving at the Japanese base in fiscal year 2027. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

The Public Works Department in Santa Fe, New Mexico, budgeted nearly $1 million for contract security at various facilities in its current fiscal year. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

But beginning in fiscal year 2024 (the city’s fiscal year runs from May 1 of the previous year to April 30. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 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