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

During the first full fiscal year, 50% of the money would go to eligible hospitals, 45% to fire agencies and 5% to qualifying nonprofits. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

The current agreement, which was negotiated and signed toward the end of the Obama administration, is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2028. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Disney had about 231,000 employees as of the close of its fiscal year 2025, which ended in September of that year, according to the company's annual financial report. — Catriona Marangi,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

The county also increased its general millage rate for fiscal year 2025-2026. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fiscal year

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• appear
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Legal Definition

fiscal year

noun

: an accounting period of 12 months