FY
1 Americansuffix
Etymology
Origin of -fy
< Old French -fier ≪ Latin -ficāre to do, make
Example Sentences
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The positive impact is crimped by lower credit growth, but they nonetheless raise their FY 2027 earnings forecasts for the major banks by between 3% and 4%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
FY: I think that architects and designers have to be anthropologists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Its EPS forecast for FY 2026 falls by around 2%, and for FY 2027 by some 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
FY: We’re not as exotic as we might romanticize it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
A total of $753 million was appropriated for this program in FY 2006.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
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