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.
Fiscal Year. In finance, a fiscal year is a 12-month period that ends on the last day of any month except December. A fiscal year may end on April 30, for instance.Such a fiscal year would start on May 1 of the previous year, since it must cover 12 full consecutive months.For instance, the fiscal year of a firm that has ended on April 30, 2012, would have begun on May 1, 2011. To find the start date of a fiscal year, add one day to the end date and then go back a full year.ost businesses use the calendar year for financial calculations. If such a firm refers to its 2012 full-year profits, for example, it is talking about the total money it has earned between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012.