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 combined capital budget for local authorities, used to to build infrastructure and schools, is down by 15% in this financial year.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In May, it approved its 2026-27 budget, projecting record revenue of €161m, after closing the previous financial year in profit for the 13th consecutive year.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Ubisoft forecast Wednesday "net bookings", its preferred revenue yardstick, of 250 million euros for the first quarter of its 2026-27 financial year, well short of the 285.5 million expected among analysts quoted by Bloomberg.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Qatar Airways Group’s net profit was down 9.9% on year to $1.94 billion for the financial year through March 31, according to its financial statements.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
In the financial year 1882-3 the figures were £612,836,058.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
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