| financial year | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up |
| 2. | the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year |
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| financial year | |
noun | |
| any accounting period of 12 months [syn: fiscal year] |