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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City of Edinburgh Council estimates about £45m-£50m will be raised by the tax by the 2028/29 financial year.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
French video games giant Ubisoft on Thursday reported weaker revenues in the first quarter of its financial year, following a tough day of trading that saw its stock plunge.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
As Mills was sacked by the BBC just a few days short of the financial year ending, the £745,000 listed in the annual report represents almost his full annual salary.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
See below for the full list of presenters who earned more than £178,000 in the 2025-26 financial year, according to the BBC's accounts.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
During the financial year preceding the outbreak of the war, the total expenditure of the Government of Great Britain was $987,464,845.
From England, Canada and the Great War by Desjardins, Louis-Georges
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