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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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 had no major releases during the 2025-26 financial year apart from strategy game "Anno 117: Pax Romana".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Hamad Al-Khater said the final weeks of the financial year required the airline to manage an “active crisis,” noting it was actively rebuilding its global network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The court said she spent 163 days in Spain in that financial year - 20 days short of the threshold for her to be classed as a resident for tax purposes.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Premier hitherto steadfast in deferring Second Reading till close of financial year.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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