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accounting period

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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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Rangers announced a £17.2m loss for the year to June, up £4.1m from the previous accounting period, prompting a reduction to the first-team wage bill for this season.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2025

So we must decide what the appropriate accounting period should be for measuring income and loss.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2020

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

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

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