year-end
- noun
- /jɪr ɛnd/
- At the year-end, the accountant finalized all accounts and prepared the reports for stakeholders.
- year-end goal
They may have to write it down again before year end.
- They may have to write it down again before year end.
- It's come back, though, and the reintroduction has coincided with the year end of holiday shopping as it would typically coincide.
Examples
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The current (i.e., not cyclically adjusted) total yield is 4.41% as of year-end 2014.
Academic text (2017) -
Even the best-laid year-end campaign plans can fall flat if you settle for sucky appeals.
Blog text (3) -
With a couple of months to go before year-end, we'll see how things play out.
Blog text (23) -
Finally, all detailed testing is performed after the year-end numbers are available.
Academic text (2004) -
So year end dividends and postponed earnings have been cancelled.
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Stores are trying to make every sale they can via year-end clearance sales.
Blog text (5) -
The year-end notice was allowed to be sent via first-class mail or e-mail.
Academic text (2017) -
We do not have year-end 1994 data yet from Venture Economics.
Academic text (1995) -
I've been told by several partners that 2008 year-end payouts will be down and 2009 will be even less.
Academic text (2009) -
The groups used a local school for meetings and held a year-end neighborhood festival staged by residents with consultation from the interns.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
The final part of something, like an event or story
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
The end of an event, period, or activity
The final part of an event or activity
The last part of something, especially a period or event
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word year-end comes from the simple parts year ('a 12-month period') and end ('the close'), so as a noun it means the time when the year finishes and people check accounts or have a celebration.