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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In its most recent annual report, Bonneville credited the agreement for giving it the flexibility to increase hydropower production during times of high electricity demand, which helped stem the losses in an otherwise difficult financial year.
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
For the financial year ending March 31, Wise said its cross-border volumes had risen to £145.2 billion, a 23% increase from a year earlier.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For club accounts with a financial year ending in 2023, 15 national associations relied on UEFA for more than a quarter of team incomes in their respective top tiers.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Yet, even on this metric, the numbers went backward in the latest financial year.
—Ian King, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
For the financial year ending March 31, Wise said its cross-border volumes had risen to £145.2 billion, a 23% increase from a year earlier.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For club accounts with a financial year ending in 2023, 15 national associations relied on UEFA for more than a quarter of team incomes in their respective top tiers.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Yet, even on this metric, the numbers went backward in the latest financial year.
—Ian King, CNBC, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial year
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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