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
African health authorities insisted the Ebola outbreak on the continent could be stopped and promised a vaccine would be ready by year-end, even as a top former US health official said the epidemic could be the worst ever. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 May 2026 That’s the biggest spike in modern times for a movie playing in more than 2,500 theaters outside the Christmas holidays, and even then, the increase is larger than a number of popular year-end titles. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 His call is currently the highest year-end target of any Wall Street analyst. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 27 May 2026 The bank raised its year-end S & P 500 target to 8,000 from 7,600. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 May 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 7 Jun. 2026.

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