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.
A fiscal year is any twelve-month period that begins and ends differently than the calendar. For example, the fiscal year for schools is usually July 1 to June 30. That way, their accounting and tax records conclude at about the same time that the school year ends and students are off for the summer. Under IRS rules, a tax return is usually due on the 15 th day of the fourth month after the end of the tax year.