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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The 2026 Best Value report found that the council had a £45.7m overspend from the 2024-25 financial year.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some residents of Lisburn Square say their service charges were about £1,400 per annum in 2018, but the figure has risen to more than £4,300 for the last financial year.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Qantas Group added 17 new aircraft during the past financial year, and expected up to 31 more to arrive in the year ahead, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
OnlyFans had 47 employees, 2.5 million active creators and 132 million active user accounts, in its latest financial year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Taken on the basis of the financial year 1909-10 the Guarantee Fund for all counties of Ireland amounted to £2,797,126.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
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