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 first six months (July to December 2024) of the drinks giant’s current financial year, the tequila segment (which also includes Casamigos, co-founded by George Clooney) grew by 21%, versus 1% for the company as a whole.
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
During the 2023-24 financial year, 22 Holdco Ltd took out a £410million redeemable preferred security via Ares Management, an American asset management company, taking the overall money borrowed figure past £1bn.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Calculations where the final financial year of the PSR cycle hasn’t even ended yet are even more reliant on conjecture, but Liverpool will be safe from a regulatory standpoint.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Barkley, who has earned more than $60 million in his career, managed to not only capture what’s been elusive postseason success but also had his strongest financial year as well.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
During the 2023-24 financial year, 22 Holdco Ltd took out a £410million redeemable preferred security via Ares Management, an American asset management company, taking the overall money borrowed figure past £1bn.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Calculations where the final financial year of the PSR cycle hasn’t even ended yet are even more reliant on conjecture, but Liverpool will be safe from a regulatory standpoint.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Barkley, who has earned more than $60 million in his career, managed to not only capture what’s been elusive postseason success but also had his strongest financial year as well.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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