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

Here’s a look at some food advocates’ wins and losses in the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget. — Lizzie Kane july 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

Of those private properties, five property owners chose to have the costs, plus a $175 administrative fee, assessed on their property tax bill for the 2026-27 fiscal year, Demerjian said. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Collins estimates millions of Americans qualify for penalty relief, but only about 220,000 taxpayers received penatly waivers though the manual First Time Abate process in fiscal year 2025. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 July 2026

All those temporary funds, however, were exhausted before the latest fiscal year began July 1. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 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
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Legal Definition

fiscal year

noun

: an accounting period of 12 months