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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Northumberland County Council owed £898.4m as of the start of the financial year - up from £830.8m in April 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As a result public services in Northern Ireland have been operating with contingency budgets since the start of the financial year in April.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Tuesday morning the Treasury announced that it would cut, external VAT from domestic electricity bills in the current financial year, knocking an estimated £45 from the typical household's annual bill from the autumn.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
Retrenchment became the order of the day, although the Estimates of the late Government were adopted, having regard to the fact that the first quarter of the financial year had practically expired.
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