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fiscal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɪskəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.

Meanings

  1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
    • fiscal matters
    • fiscal system
    • fiscal lawyer
  2. (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
  3. Being a fiscal year.
    • The allotment is $22 million less than the Pentagon spent on military bands in fiscal 1990. 1990 August 31, John Zeh, “NEA Session Disrupted”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 7, page 3:

Forms

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most fiscal Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fiscal Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

fiscal policy · fiscalization · parafiscal · fiscal dominance · fiscal conservative · fiscal office · fiscal stamp · discretionary fiscal policy · fiscal cliff · fiscal tariff · fiscalist · fiscalize · fiscal conservatism · fiscal drag · nonfiscal · fiscalamity · fiscal law · fiscally · fiscalism · fiscal deficit · fiscal year

Relateds

confiscation · fisc · confiscate

Translations (41)

bg фиска́лен (related to the treasury) · sv fiskalisk (related to the treasury) · ca fiscal (related to the treasury) · fi budjetti- (related to the treasury) · es fiscal (pertaining to finance in general) · mk фина́нсиски (pertaining to finance in general) · da skattemæssig (related to the treasury) · da fiskal (related to the treasury) · da financiel (pertaining to finance in general) · fi vero- (related to the treasury) · pt fiscal (pertaining to finance in general) · ru фиска́льный (related to the treasury) · da skatte- (related to the treasury) · fa-ira مالی (pertaining to finance in general) · be фіска́льны (related to the treasury) · ca fiscal (pertaining to finance in general) · uk фіна́нсовий (pertaining to finance in general) · es crematístico (pertaining to finance in general) · nl fiscaal (pertaining to finance in general) · id fiskal (related to the treasury) · el οικονομικός (pertaining to finance in general) · fi rahallinen (pertaining to finance in general) · it fiscale (related to the treasury) · fi tulo- (related to the treasury) · fr budgétaire (related to the treasury) · fa-ira مالی (related to the treasury) · nl fiscaal (related to the treasury) · be фіна́нсавы (pertaining to finance in general) · mk фи́скален (related to the treasury) · fi fiskaalinen (related to the treasury) · sv fiskal (related to the treasury) · el δημοσιονομικός (related to the treasury) · fi kassa- (related to the treasury) · ru фина́нсовый (pertaining to finance in general) · da finans- (pertaining to finance in general) · uk фіска́льний (related to the treasury) · ar مَالِيّ (related to the treasury) · af fiskaal (related to the treasury) · sv finansiell (pertaining to finance in general) · bg фина́нсов (pertaining to finance in general) · ar مَالِيّ (pertaining to finance in general)

wikipedia: fiscus

fiscal en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɪskəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.

Meanings

  1. 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 […].’ 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 149:
  2. (qualifier:Scots law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
  3. In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

Forms

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fiscals Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

fisc · financial · finance

Translations (2)

mk фи́скал (public official) · fi viskaali (public official)

wikipedia: fiscus

fiscal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɪskəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Spanish fiscal, ultimately from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).

Meanings

  1. (Philippines) A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).

Forms

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fiscals Number=Plur lexicographic

fiscal en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɪskəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).

Meanings

  1. Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Forms

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fiscals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

grey-backed fiscal

Relateds

Lanius

Translations (1)

fi lepinkäinen (any of various African shrikes)