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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fiscals
plural
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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
Synonym Usage
See financial.
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Etymology
Origin of fiscal
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin fiscālis “pertaining to the private imperial treasury”; see fisc, -al 1 ( def. )
Explanation
The word fiscal resembles the word financial, which makes sense because both involve money. This word has to do with anything financial, which is another fancy word for the world of money. When you're an adult, you have fiscal responsibilities like paying rent, buying groceries, and paying taxes. If you put ten percent of your earnings in a savings account, that shows good fiscal sense. Businesses have a lot of fiscal matters to deal with, like paying salaries and trying to make a profit. If you need help with fiscal issues, consult an accountant.
Vocabulary lists containing fiscal
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That area accounted for just 1.3% of the 237,538 apprehensions recorded across the entire border last fiscal year.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Alibaba’s earnings last week showed that net profit fell 76% in its fiscal first quarter as continued investments in AI infrastructure pushed capital expenditure sharply higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He cited regulatory, fiscal and trade policies that he said had turned unfriendly to growth and damaged what the economy could produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
And the nearly $1.8 trillion federal budget deficit so far this fiscal year only reinforces the borrowing need.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s how he handles all of his problems, from fights with mom to a bad fiscal quarter for his business.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
In the meantime it issued guidance that prosecutions could resume but that fiscals should be cautious.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
Meanwhile, the miner started a group-wide review that it expects will help reduce expenditure across operations and functions in fiscals 2024 and 2025.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
Analysts at Morgan Stanley expect margins to decline over fiscals 2024 and 2025.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
The current fiscals of the PIB estimate that is costs 25 percent to develop the oil, thereby creating a disincentive.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2010
Then came fiscales, fiscals; sacristan mayor, head-beadle; capitan de estancia, chief of the cattle farm; capitan de pinturas, carpinteria, herreros, etc. — captain of painters, carpenters, smiths, etc.
From A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 by R. B. (Robert Bontine) Cunninghame Graham
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