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
Doubling the amount of marathoners is a sprint to a year-end economic boost for all of Sacramento. Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 4 June 2026 Caleres plans to build on that momentum with additional Flair openings in 2026, ending with approximately 65 locations by year-end. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Revenue has grown from $37 million last May to a $492 million run rate, with the company targeting $1 billion by year-end, and approximately 89% of Cognition's own internal code is now written by Devin. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 June 2026 Similarly, analysts at Goldman Sachs on Monday raised their year-end copper price target to $13,735 per metric ton from $12,465 previously. Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 1 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 8 Jun. 2026.

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