fiscal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the public treasury or revenues.
fiscal policies.
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of or relating to financial matters in general.
noun
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(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
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Philately. a revenue stamp.
adjective
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of or relating to government finances, esp tax revenues
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of or involving financial matters
noun
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(in some countries) a public prosecutor
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short for procurator fiscal
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a postage or other stamp signifying payment of a tax
Related Words
See financial.
Other Word Forms
- fiscally adverb
- nonfiscal adjective
- quasi-fiscal adjective
- unfiscal adjective
Etymology
Origin of fiscal
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin fiscālis “pertaining to the private imperial treasury”; fisc, -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Analysts were modeling $2.35 billion, and Workday said on its last earnings call that it expected about 14% growth for the fiscal first quarter.
From MarketWatch
HP dialed down expectations for its fiscal year as it continues to face higher costs for the memory chips used in its computers.
Since fiscal 2015, annual spending on missiles and munitions has more than tripled.
Apple reported total revenue of $416.2 billion for its last fiscal year.
From Barron's
The company topped earnings and sales expectations, and reiterated guidance for the current fiscal year.
From Barron's
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