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.
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Takaichi had earlier laid out a record $783 billion budget for the next fiscal year starting April 1, on top of a $135 billion stimulus package introduced last year to help households with rising living costs. Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026 The memo called for sweeping cuts to ensure basic services within the department can continue through the end of the fiscal year by suspending overtime. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026 Ultimately, a divided committee mostly went along with Grow and Tanner and voted 14-6 to approve 4% total budget cuts in fiscal year 2026, which ends in June, and 13-7 to approve 5% total cuts in fiscal year 2027. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026 The health care company also raised its forecast range for profit this fiscal year. Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiscal year

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiscal year was in 1843

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“Fiscal year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiscal%20year. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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