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 the 2024-25 financial year, Burberry posted a net loss of £75 million – a decline of 128% from the previous year.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
For its most recent full financial year, which ended March 2024, Temasek increased its net portfolio value to $301 billion.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The most recent, published in February, noted that the PFNA assessment was scheduled to be released in the second quarter of the financial year, which ended in June.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
For the 2024 financial year, the company reported a turnover of 94 million euros and a profit across its activities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
For its most recent full financial year, which ended March 2024, Temasek increased its net portfolio value to $301 billion.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The most recent, published in February, noted that the PFNA assessment was scheduled to be released in the second quarter of the financial year, which ended in June.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
For the 2024 financial year, the company reported a turnover of 94 million euros and a profit across its activities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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