year-end

1 of 2

noun

: the end of usually the fiscal year

year-end

2 of 2

adjective

: made, occurring, or existing at the year-end
a year-end report

Examples of year-end in a Sentence

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Adjective
As oil has come down from late April peaks, Wall Street banks have cut their year-end forecasts. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 There are brownies to bake for year-end pool parties, teacher gifts to purchase and shopping for summer birthday party presents that are often being crammed into the final weeks of school. Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Rates are unlikely to fall to pre-war levels in the near term, Aw says, especially as the following months will likely see strong demand for shipping ahead of the Black Friday and year-end retail cycles. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 June 2026 The number Vanguard leads with is $167,970—the average 401(k) balance across nearly 5 million accounts the firm administered at year-end 2025. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for year-end

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1872, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-end was in 1872

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“Year-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-end. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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