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
JetBlue recently obtained its 64th A220 airplane and is on track for 70 by year-end, the executive said. Miami Herald, 23 May 2026 The most valuable year-end moves are the documents that protect the business and the family if something goes wrong in the year ahead. Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Until the season gets going after the year-end holidays, everyone on the Gulf is scraping by. Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 The odds of one cut by year-end plummeted to under 3% this week, compared with a 12% probability a week ago. Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 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 25 May. 2026.

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