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  FY

  fiscal year.
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  -fy

  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 ).

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

Jefferies estimates the raising will only hit earnings by less than 1% in FY 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

It expects a normalized FY 2026 Ebitda of A$68.4 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Overall, management expects moderate growth across all segments in FY 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Given risks to the CV cycle, the brokerage lowers its valuation for Ashok Leyland to 11x FY 2028 enterprise value-to-Ebitda ratio from 14x and cuts the stock’s target price to 169.00 rupees from 218.00 rupees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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.)