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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Changes aside, management maintained its forecast for the current financial year.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Analysts will be watching its third-quarter financial year 2026 trading update in January.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Australian audiences had access to a record 3,919 titles of Australian content across the five major streaming services during the financial year, according to ACMA data.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
Loadshedding took place only on 13 days in the 2025 financial year compared to 329 days over the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Analysts will be watching its third-quarter financial year 2026 trading update in January.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Australian audiences had access to a record 3,919 titles of Australian content across the five major streaming services during the financial year, according to ACMA data.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
Loadshedding took place only on 13 days in the 2025 financial year compared to 329 days over the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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