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noun

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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Origin of fiscal year

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby fiscal year

fiscal agent, fiscal cliff, fiscal drag, fiscally, fiscal policy, fiscal year, Fischer, Fischer-Dieskau, Fischer-Tropsch process, Fischer von Erlach, fish

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How to use fiscal year in a sentence

During fiscal years 2015 and 2019, only 3 percent of an estimated 12,500 cases were recorded, the report noted.
The Pentagon is taking a major step to deal with its diversity problems|Alex Ward|February 12, 2021|Vox
For this fiscal year ending in June, there’s a projected $85 million deficit.
VOSD Podcast: Budget Hits and Learning Loss|Nate John|February 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
A review of city budgets over the last seven years shows the city’s roster of full-time equivalent employees increased from 10,478 in fiscal year 2015 – Faulconer’s first budget cycle – to 11,727 this year.
Gloria Eagerly Flagged Budget Issues But Is Less Eager to ID Solutions|Lisa Halverstadt|February 4, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Earlier this month, VOSD also obtained a copy of the fiscal year ’21 wish list.
Local Law Enforcement Quiet on Relationships With ‘Predictive Policing’ Company|Jesse Marx|February 2, 2021|Voice of San Diego

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount airline, expects to carry as few as 26 million people in the fiscal year ending in March, compared with 149 million in fiscal 2020.
Ryanair is ‘essentially’ writing off its business until Europe can improve its COVID vaccine rollout|Bernhard Warner|February 1, 2021|Fortune
According to a report by the human-rights group the Washington Office on Latin America, 463 migrants died in fiscal year 2012.
How Mexico’s Cartels Are Behind the Border Kid Crisis|Caitlin Dickson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fresh Market had 151 stores in January and opened 25 in the last fiscal year.
Whole Foods Is Getting Its Organic Lunch Eaten|Daniel Gross|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A report from NAMI found that states cut over $1.6 billion from their mental health agency budgets from fiscal year 2009 to 2012.
How American Hospitals Are Failing Mentally Ill Kids|Brandy Zadrozny|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fiscal year 2012 alone, $799 billion was spent on low-income assistance programs.
In Defense of Paul Ryan: He Isn’t Racist, He’s Right|Ron Christie|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Defense Department has set aside $79 billion for OCO for the next fiscal year, the same placeholder amount as this one.
Read the Pentagon’s $59 Billion ‘Black Budget’|Brandy Zadrozny|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the fiscal year 1917 approximately $150,000 worth of timber was given to settlers free of cost.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
The ordinary postal revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
The most gratifying results have attended the operations of the Life Saving Service during the last fiscal year.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
The expense of the Indian Bureau during the last fiscal year was more than six and a halt million dollars.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
But for its passage, the deficit of the next fiscal year would have reached beyond forty-six millions of yen.
Japan|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fiscal year

fiscal year

noun US and Canadian

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

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

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): financial year

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Cultural definitions for fiscal year

fiscal year

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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