year-end

American  

[yeer-end] / ˈjɪərˈɛnd /

Or yearend

noun

1. year's end; the end of a calendar year.

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adjective

1. taking place or done at the year-end.

   a year-end sale; a year-end audit.

Etymology

Origin of year-end

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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year-end

“Continued skirmishes into year-end are now our most likely scenario,” Francisco Blanch of BofA Global Research says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Against this backdrop, they raise their year-end 2026 targets for two- and 10-year Treasury yields by 40 basis points to 4.70% and by 20 basis points to 5.05%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

It added that the analysis was "deliberately conservative" and a larger distribution from the reserves should be considered by the Fifa Council once the financial position at year-end is known.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Jefferies’ year-end target for the S&P 500 is set at 8,000, some 6% away from Wednesday’s close.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand