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 number of applications for jobs at the council increased by 123%, from an average of 4.7 per role in 2022, to 10.5 per role in the 2024-25 financial year.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Estée Lauder’s stock is down more than 70% over the past five years and operating margins have slid from 20% in the company’s financial year through June 2022, to 8% in its last.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The Scottish Retail Consortium has estimated that medium and larger shops in Scotland will pay £54m more in business rates than their counterparts in England in this financial year.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Bang & Olufsen lowered its financial expectations and pulled midterm guidance as sales of a new product disappointed, while intensified geopolitical tension and economic uncertainty are expected to affect the remainder of the financial year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Moreover, the two together do not carry us further than end of financial year, 31st of March.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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