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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For example, higher or additional rate taxpayers have to pay 24% on gains in the current financial year.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Guillemot added that Ubisoft's 2026-27 financial year would likely be a "low point" in financial performance given "a softer release slate and restructuring costs".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Hamad Al-Khater said the final weeks of the financial year required the airline to manage an “active crisis,” noting it was actively rebuilding its global network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
In November, Inter Ikea reported a 32 percent drop in annual profit for its 2024-2025 financial year as it lowered prices to boost sales and faced higher costs due to US tariffs.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
As the financial year had closed in May, it would be more than two years since the previous report had been made to the public.
From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)
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