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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The council is now planning to close the dump site in the 2025-26 financial year and replace it with a solar farm land, per U.K. outlet The Guardian.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Wrexham’s last set of figures for the financial year to June 30, 2023, (effectively the National League title-winning campaign) didn’t go public until March 28 last year.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed during an investor meeting that its forecast for the current financial year, which ends March 31, 2025, does not include sales of the new console.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The country’s government is looking to cut its disinvestment and asset monetization goals by 40% — or to less than 300 billion rupees ($3.47 billion) from 500 billion rupees — for the financial year 2024 to 2025, The Economic Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussion.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Wrexham’s last set of figures for the financial year to June 30, 2023, (effectively the National League title-winning campaign) didn’t go public until March 28 last year.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed during an investor meeting that its forecast for the current financial year, which ends March 31, 2025, does not include sales of the new console.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The country’s government is looking to cut its disinvestment and asset monetization goals by 40% — or to less than 300 billion rupees ($3.47 billion) from 500 billion rupees — for the financial year 2024 to 2025, The Economic Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussion.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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