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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EasyJet's losses had deepened by 27 percent in the first half of its financial year, to £377 million, as the US-Iran conflict sent fuel prices soaring and upended travel plans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
So far in the current financial year, borrowing has reached a total of £57.6bn.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The announcement is estimated to cost £850m this financial year, the government said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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 committee will at once observe an obvious distinction between the votes of credit taken for the current financial year and that which we propose to take for the ensuing year.
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
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