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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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Japan also plans to establish a 10-year fund to enhance its shipbuilding capabilities, and enact measures to raise defense spending to 2% of its gross domestic product by fiscal year 2027. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025 The administration will slash refugee admissions to 7,500 for the 2026 fiscal year. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 And while the network appeared to be back on track in 2021 with a net income of $391,991, for the fiscal year that ended in December 2022, WisconsinEye found itself back in the red with a nearly $334,000 loss in revenue. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025 LuxExperience reported better-than-expected results for its first fiscal quarter, led by solid top and bottom line growth at Mytheresa, prompting the company to raise guidance for its fiscal year. David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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