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
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday morning the Treasury announced that it would cut, external VAT from domestic electricity bills in the current financial year, knocking an estimated £45 from the typical household's annual bill from the autumn.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It nevertheless stuck to its full-year forecast of net bookings "down by a high single-digit percentage" compared to the previous financial year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
See below for the full list of presenters who earned more than £178,000 in the 2025-26 financial year, according to the BBC's accounts.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It said that sales volume fell 2.8 percent to 1.5 million tonnes over the first nine months of its financial year up, but had increased 5.7 percent in the third quarter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The financial year of the Party shall begin on March 1st, and end on the last day of February next succeeding.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
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