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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Marti Cifuentes was appointed in July - Van Nistelrooy finally sacked once Leicester entered a new financial year - and was expected to pick up the pieces with the same damaged squad.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
"We knew the first half of this financial year was going to be challenging and that's borne out in our financial results," ABF's chief executive George Weston.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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
A host of benefits and the state pension are rising as the new financial year begins, including more money for larger families on universal credit.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Owing to the financial position of the Library being much better at the end of the financial year, it is more than probable that next year's report will chronicle a substantially higher increase.
From Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year 1924-25 by Wilson, Charles
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