financial year
noun (British English)(British English also tax year)
(North American English fiscal year)
[usually singular]a period of twelve months over which the accounts and taxes of a company or a person are calculated. The British financial year begins on 6 April. 财政年度；会计年度 The firm made a loss in the first quarter of the current financial year. 公司在本财政年度的第一季出现亏损。