fiscal

See also: Fiscal

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪskəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪskəl

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

fiscal (comparative more fiscal, superlative most fiscal)

  1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
  2. (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with financial, which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.
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Noun

fiscal (plural fiscals)

  1. A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
  2. (Britain, Scottish law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
  3. (law) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
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Etymology 2

After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”)

Noun

fiscal (plural fiscals)

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

Adjective

fiscal (masculine and feminine plural fiscals)

  1. fiscal, tax

French

Adjective

fiscal (feminine singular fiscale, masculine plural fiscaux, feminine plural fiscales)

  1. fiscal, financial

Further reading

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Portuguese

Etymology

From fisco (“national treasury”), from Latin fiscus (“treasury”)

Adjective

fiscal (plural fiscais, comparable)

  1. fiscal (relating to taxes)

Synonyms

Noun

fiscal m, f (plural fiscais)

  1. fiscal, inspector

Spanish

Etymology

From fisco (“national treasury”), from Latin fiscus (“treasury”)

Adjective

fiscal (plural fiscales)

  1. fiscal
  2. prosecuting

Noun

fiscal m, f (plural fiscales)

  1. (law) prosecutor
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