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 financial year ended 31 August 2024, 75% of the group’s revenue and 85% of its trading profit came from its travel business, while the U.K. domestic unit had become an increasingly smaller part of the group.
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
For the current financial year, Barratt predicted total completions of between 17,200 and 17,800, including 600 completions from its joint ventures.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Advertisement The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) initially estimated that another 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, could be pushed into relative poverty in the financial year ending 2030.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 2 July 2025
Despite record global revenues of $2.26 billion, retailer Watches of Switzerland warned Thursday that its profit margin could fall over the financial year as the luxury watch industry reels from higher U.S. tariffs.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
For the current financial year, Barratt predicted total completions of between 17,200 and 17,800, including 600 completions from its joint ventures.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Advertisement The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) initially estimated that another 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, could be pushed into relative poverty in the financial year ending 2030.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 2 July 2025
Despite record global revenues of $2.26 billion, retailer Watches of Switzerland warned Thursday that its profit margin could fall over the financial year as the luxury watch industry reels from higher U.S. tariffs.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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