year-end

American  

[yeer-end] / ˈjɪərˈɛnd /

Or yearend

noun

1. year's end; the end of a calendar year.

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adjective

1. taking place or done at the year-end.

   a year-end sale; a year-end audit.

Etymology

Origin of year-end

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

year-end

"If by year-end more families have a clear on-ramp to begin saving and investing for their children's financial futures, that's success," he suggests.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

—The dollar rose modestly as markets continued to bet on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Usually, spreads don’t rise this much, except at year-end when banks prefer to rein in their balance sheets.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Ipsen’s deals for Memo and for Kartos Therapeutics earlier this week are likely to leave it with an estimated net cash position of about 500 million euros at year-end, according to RBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

I’d stayed up extra late after talking to Moniba, studying for my year-end exam in Pakistani studies.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai