fiscal year

fis·cal year

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fis-kuh l yeer]
- /ˈfɪs kəl yɪər/
- /ˈfɪs.kəl jɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fis-kuh l yeer]
- /ˈfɪs kəl yɪər/

Definitions of fiscal year words

noun fiscal year any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition. 1
noun fiscal year 12-month financial calendar 1
countable noun fiscal year The fiscal year is the same as the financial year. 0
noun fiscal year any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up 0
noun fiscal year the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year 0
noun fiscal year a twelve-month period between settlements of financial accounts: the U.S. government fiscal year legally ends September 30 0

See all 9 definitions of fiscal year

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Origin of fiscal year

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Fiscal year

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fiscal year

fiscal year popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fiscal year

noun fiscal year

calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
financial year — law: annual accounting period

All 2 Synonyms of fiscal year