Prosody. 1  poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. 2  a particular form of such arrangement, depending on either the kind or the number of feet constituting the verse or both rhythmic kind and number of feet (usually used in combination): pentameter; dactylic meter; iambic trimeter.
The U.S. federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2018 is $352 billion. FY 2018 covers October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. The deficit occurs because the U.S. government spending of $4.268 trillion is higher than its revenue of $3.916 trillion. (Source: 2018 Budget.
In particular, the identification of a fiscal year is the calendar year in which it ends; thus, the current fiscal year is 2016, often written as FY2016 or FY16, which began on 1 October 2015 and which will end on 30 September 2016. Prior to 1976, the fiscal year began on 1 July and ended on 30 June.he fiscal year may also refer to the year used for income tax reporting. Some companies choose to end their fiscal year on the same day of the week, such day being the one closest to a particular date (for example, the Friday closest to 31 December).