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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It nevertheless stuck to its full-year forecast of net bookings "down by a high single-digit percentage" compared to the previous financial year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
City of Edinburgh Council estimates about £45m-£50m will be raised by the tax by the 2028/29 financial year.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Other top earners at the BBC last year included Greg James, Stephen Nolan, Laura Kuenssberg, Vernon Kay and Alan Shearer, but Gary Lineker dropped significantly after leaving two months into the financial year.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It said that sales volume fell 2.8 percent to 1.5 million tonnes over the first nine months of its financial year up, but had increased 5.7 percent in the third quarter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 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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