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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Channel 4 posted its biggest deficit of all time last year in what was a chastening financial year, with content boss Ian Katz deciding to reject his bonus.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Sales slipped 4% to €45.1 billion ($49.3 billion) for Ikea’s 2024 financial year, which encompassed September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024, the Swedish company announced Thursday.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
The Duchy of Cornwall published its Integrated Annual Report on Thursday, July 24 (local time), revealing a distributable surplus of £23.6 million ($30.4 million) for the 2023-2024 financial year, Prince William's first full year as the Duke of Cornwall.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
The government’s grant totaled £19.95 million in the financial year ended March 31, 2019, then rose in 2020 and 2021 before falling to £19.67 million in 2023.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Sales slipped 4% to €45.1 billion ($49.3 billion) for Ikea’s 2024 financial year, which encompassed September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024, the Swedish company announced Thursday.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
The Duchy of Cornwall published its Integrated Annual Report on Thursday, July 24 (local time), revealing a distributable surplus of £23.6 million ($30.4 million) for the 2023-2024 financial year, Prince William's first full year as the Duke of Cornwall.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
The government’s grant totaled £19.95 million in the financial year ended March 31, 2019, then rose in 2020 and 2021 before falling to £19.67 million in 2023.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Financial year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20year. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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