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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Air traffic controllers fall under the Department of Transportation's budget, and that department's funding for this fiscal year has already been enacted. Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 Plano, for example, contributed more than $109 million to DART in fiscal year 2023, according to a 2024 report by the firm EY, though DART spent about $44 million on services in the city. Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026 Last May, Georgia expected to waive roughly $327 million in sales and use taxes for the equipment that Big Tech purchased this fiscal year for its data centers. Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Earmarks included in fiscal year 2026 bills were delayed as Congress worked through a tumultuous funding process in recent months that led to two government shutdowns — a record-long one in the fall and another that closed half a dozen agencies for a few days in January. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiscal year

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 16 Feb. 2026.

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fiscal year

noun
: an accounting period of 12 months
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