FY

¹ American  

1. fiscal year.

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-fy ² American  

1. a verbal suffix meaning “to make,” “cause to be,” “render” (simplify; beautify ); “to become,” “be made” (liquefy ). The suffix was introduced into English in loan words from Old French (deify ), but is also used in the formation of new words, usually on a Latin root (reify ).

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-fy British  

suffix

1. to make or become

   beautify

   simplify

   liquefy

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Etymology

Origin of -fy

< Old French -fier ≪ Latin -ficāre to do, make

Example Sentences

He still sees it as a meaningful longer-term growth, but lowers his FY 2030 revenue forecast for the unit to $270 million from $600 million.

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More positively, Ahmed assumes $200 million of costs will be removed by FY 2027 as WiseTech cuts a workforce that trebled in size over three years.

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They point out that the consulting business WiseTech acquired through its takeover of E2Open reported negative earnings in FY 2025.

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Contract Logistics growth was strong, while retaining FY 2026 guidance was another positive, Forsyth Barr says.

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“We had an overwhelming sense of déjà vu on opening Allianz’s FY 2025 results,” analysts Philip Kett and Derald Goh write.

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