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fiscal¹
- /ˈfɪskəl/
Rhymes with -ɪskəl
Where it comes from
From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.
adjective more fiscal · most fiscal
- Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue. fiscal matters
- Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
- Being a fiscal year. The allotment is $22 million less than the Pentagon spent on military bands in fiscal 1990.
noun fiscals
- A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue. ‘There I was interrogated by the Fiscal, who was making out a proces verbal […].’
- Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
- In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
fiscal²
- /ˈfɪskəl/
Rhymes with -ɪskəl
Where it comes from
From Spanish fiscal, ultimately from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).
noun fiscals
- A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).
fiscal³
- /ˈfɪskəl/
Rhymes with -ɪskəl
Where it comes from
After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).
noun fiscals
- Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.
Fiscal⁴
proper noun Fiscals
- A surname from Spanish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: financial, tax, capital, taxation, monetary, money, finance, budget, financier, budgeting, taxable, financing, accountancy, financials, budgetary, procurator
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adj related to the treasury
| Français | budgétaire |
|---|---|
| Italiano | fiscale |
| Ελληνικά | δημοσιονομικός dimosionomikós |
| Русский | фиска́льный fiskálʹnyj |
| العربية | مَالِيّ māliyy |
adj pertaining to finance in general
| Español | fiscal, crematístico |
|---|---|
| Português | fiscal |
| Ελληνικά | οικονομικός oikonomikós |
| Русский | фина́нсовый finánsovyj |
| العربية | مَالِيّ māliyy |
Talk about this word "fiscal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fiscal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. fiscal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fiscal "fiscal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fiscal.Cite this
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title = {fiscal},
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