Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
in the three months through June
English answer:
up to and including June
Added to glossary by
Cristina Bolohan
Dec 23, 2008 16:29
15 yrs ago
English term
Romania
MA in Translation Theory and Practice
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Italian to Romanian, and 1 more.
in the three months through June
Non-PRO
English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
The current account deficit swelled to £7.7bn in the third quarter from £6.4bn in the three months through June.
Are they talking about the second quarter?
Are they talking about the second quarter?
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Terry Gilman
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up to and including June
Yes. This is some sort of elegant variation to avoid repeating "quarter"; I have also been told many times that "through Day, Month, Year" (etc.) is an Americanism.
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