accounting period

American  

noun

1. a regular period of time, as a month or a year, for which an operative statement is drawn up.

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Example Sentences

The company recorded a loss of £43m in 2023, following losses of about £70m in 2022 and more than £25m in the previous 17 month accounting period.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

Much of that success, no doubt, is carryover from the C.M.A.’s — Nielsen’s accounting period for last week’s chart ended just one day after the awards.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2015

He was also right to be wary of how his successors, many years from now, might view the tapes at the end of each accounting period.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015

The Martian year is 686 days, and it is not at all clear whether Martian taxpayers would be permitted to use their annual accounting period or would be required to use the Earth year.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2015

Fiscal year: This entry identifies the beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but may begin in any month.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency