fiscal year

Definition of fiscal year

: 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 According to the 2020 annual report, the bureau increased its staff from 498 employees to 729 during fiscal year 2020. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "New Alabama paroles director: Bureau part of fix for ‘broken’ criminal justice system," 24 Dec. 2020 Consisting of about 2,100 people as of Nov. 1, the Space Force commanded a budget of $40 million for its operations and maintenance in fiscal year 2020. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, "What happens to the Space Force after the Trump administration?," 15 Dec. 2020 Disney’s direct-to-consumer division lost $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2020. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Disney and Warner Bros. say they believe in moviegoing. Yeah, right.," 11 Dec. 2020 To put the revenue figure in context, Kramer said Gophers athletics saw total earnings of $1.59 million from licensing deals in fiscal year 2020. — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, "Some University of Minnesota Regents leery of permitting alcoholic sponsorships and licensing," 11 Dec. 2020 Moody’s also projects that the debt will grow to an all-time high of $261 billion for fiscal year 2020, owing to investment losses in markets riled by COVID-19. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "The Capital Letter: Week of November 30," 4 Dec. 2020 Cassena in its letter to DSS reported their losses to be $1,009,000 and $1,575,000, respectively for fiscal years 2019 and 2018 as well as a loss of approximately $1,400,000 estimated for fiscal year 2020. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "Nursing homes in New Britain and Waterbury are closing for financial reason; state seeks to find new homes for residents in midst of pandemic," 2 Dec. 2020 In fiscal year 2020, Black people represented six out of 11 staff fired and 37 out of 49 who left the agency voluntarily. — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, "S.F. transit agency grapples with ‘history of racism’: Black staff disproportionately disciplined by largely white management," 17 Nov. 2020 The federal deficit for fiscal year 2020 was $3.1 trillion, or 14.9% of gross domestic product, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday, the largest as a share of the economy since World War II. — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, "Federal deficit spiked to $3.1 trillion in 2020, largest since WWII," 9 Nov. 2020

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“Fiscal year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiscal%20year. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.

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