noun
Definition 1
Accounting year, now in most countries from 1 January to 31 December, i.e. the same as the calendar year. The UK is one of the exceptions, with many companies reporting yearly results on 31 March or 30 June.
Source: Invertext
Context: At Christmas, like-for-like sales rose 19 per cent and in the financial year ending in June 2010 Foyles forecasts its first net profit under the new management. Last year sales totalled £22.6m.
Source: Financial Times 29/05/2010 (Hannah Kuchler)