US /ˈfɪskəl/
adj noun Freq #20809

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relating to government money, taxes, and public spending.

    The government promised to act with greater fiscal responsibility.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to a financial year used for accounting.

    The company reported strong profits for the last fiscal year.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · relating to government... financial
Word family
Derived forms fiscalamityfiscalismfiscalistfiscalizationfiscalizefiscallynonfiscalparafiscal

Etymology

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

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