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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

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FY -fy

Maybank Research lifts its FY 2027-2028 EPS estimates for SGX by 2%-3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Vault’s estimated FY 2027 capex of 339 million Australian dollars is up 19% on year and 42% higher than consensus, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Its dividend forecast drops to 60.6 Australian cents a share in FY 2027—from nearly A$1.13/share in FY 2026—implying a 3.3% yield at a 65% payout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It would also represent a broadly in-line outcome with FY 2026 where MS projects Energy Markets Ebitda of A$1.683 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In FY 1999, the total cost of the program was $30.5 billion.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus

Verb Suffixes -ate -fy -ise -ize = to make; render; perform an act.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton