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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Colbert is in his final season hosting a late show on CBS, which canceled the program in July, citing financial reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Rybakina, who switched to play for Kazakhstan in 2018 because of financial reasons, was tipped for more Grand Slam success after her Wimbledon breakthrough in 2022.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Scotland will take two travelling reserves, something they would not normally do for financial reasons, given the risk of injury to players, and they hope the ICC will cover the cost.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Nowadays, everyone wants to get in on it, and not just for financial reasons.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
But the second motel has no room for another few days, which means that, for purely financial reasons, my career at Wal-Mart is about to come to a sudden end anyway.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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