fiscal year
noun
any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
Origin of fiscal year
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby fiscal year
fiscal,
fiscal agent,
fiscal cliff,
fiscal drag,
fiscal policy,
fiscal year,
fischer,
fischer von erlach,
fischer-dieskau,
fischer-tropsch process,
fish
Example sentences from the Web for fiscal year
The fiscal-year 2013 budget, says Korb, is slated to be about $478 billion.
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British Dictionary definitions for fiscal year
fiscal year
noun US and Canadian
any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up
the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries):
financial year
Cultural definitions for fiscal year
fiscal year
A twelve-month period for which an organization, such as a government or corporation, plans the use of its funds. Commonly, fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30, or, in the case of the U.S. government, from October 1 to September 30.