fiscal year

American  

noun

• fiscal years
  plural

1. any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.

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fiscal year British  

noun

1. any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up

2. the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year

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fiscal year Cultural  

1. A twelve-month period for which an organization, such as a government or corporation, plans the use of its funds. Commonly, fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30, or, in the case of the U.S. government, from October 1 to September 30.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fiscal years
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fiscal year

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Example Sentences

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fiscal year

Overall, government revenues climbed by three percent to $5.40 trillion in the latest fiscal year, which ended September 30.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.S. federal government’s annual budget deficit reached almost $2 trillion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury Department said Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The gain reported by Harvard’s endowment for the fiscal year ended June 30, swelling its coffers to almost $68 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The gain by Harvard’s endowment for the fiscal year ended June 30, swelling its coffers to almost $68 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

We have found but one item in the departmental accounts for the fiscal year 1851-2 referring to the stamps.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes

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Related Words

• calendar year
• financial year

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