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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Swinney told MSPs ministers planned to provide funding for the scheme in the next financial year.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some residents of Lisburn Square say their service charges were about £1,400 per annum in 2018, but the figure has risen to more than £4,300 for the last financial year.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Qantas Group added 17 new aircraft during the past financial year, and expected up to 31 more to arrive in the year ahead, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
OnlyFans had 47 employees, 2.5 million active creators and 132 million active user accounts, in its latest financial year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It must be borne in mind that, except under the heading "Finance," the statistics are for the calendar year and not for the financial year, which closes on 30th June:—
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
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