financial year
noun
British
: a 12-month period used by a government, business, or organization to calculate how much money is being earned, spent, etc. : (US) fiscal year
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United paid £37m in interest last season and £28m in the first three quarters of the current financial year.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Chow Tai Fook's guidance for the 2027 financial year also came in above expectations on both sales and margins, according to a Citi note on Thursday.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 12 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 killings in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Chow Tai Fook's guidance for the 2027 financial year also came in above expectations on both sales and margins, according to a Citi note on Thursday.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 12 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 killings in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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