year-end

American  

[yeer-end] / ˈyɪərˈɛnd /

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

Traders were pricing in a 77.6% chance that the Fed will remain on hold in December, up from 76.3% on Thursday, while also seeing a small but increased probability of a rate hike by year-end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

SpaceX would be the first of three mega-IPOs that could go in 2026: Artificial-intelligence companies OpenAI and Anthropic are both waiting in the wings for potential offerings before year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Morgan also recently trimmed their year-end targets for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The dot plot still assumes unemployment holds at 4.4% by year-end, but payrolls data has been weak.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

I looked in the program at the year-end awards assembly.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina