fiscal year

From fiscal +‎ year.

fiscal year (plural fiscal years)

2. (accounting) An accounting period of one year, not necessarily coinciding with the calendar year.

   Hypernym: year

   Coordinate terms: calendar year, academic year

• Some businesses use a fiscal year of 52 weeks in most years, 53 weeks about every fourth year. The year is typically divided into four quarters, numbered Q1 through Q4.

• (one-year accounting period): financial year, budget year, tax year, accounting reference period, FY, annum

• fiscal quarter