financial year
Britishnoun
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any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up
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the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year
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Clayman said £2.8m had been received from the Home Office, but this was £16.5m short of what was needed for this financial year to boost the number of detectives.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
This means government departments started the financial year in April without being certain how much they have to spend.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot warned that its full 2026-27 financial year would be "a low point" but that he expects a rebound beginning the following year as new titles are released.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
For the current financial year, Ubisoft reported a net loss of almost 1.5 billion euros, largely due to a massive restructuring that has seen it cancel seven games and delay six others.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The bottom of the depression having been touched with the break-up of the drought, the financial year 1903-4 closed with a merely nominal deficit.
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