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fiscal definition

fis·cal (fis′kəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with the public treasury or revenues
  2. financial
  3. designating or of government policies of spending and taxation designed to maintain economic stability, promote full employment, etc.

Etymology: Fr < LL fiscalis < L fiscus, basket of rushes, public chest < IE *bhidh-, pot (> ON bitha, milk jug) < base *bheidh-, to weave, tie

noun

in some countries, a public prosecutor or other official

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fiscal Synonyms

fiscal

modif.

monetary, economic, financial; see commercial 1. See syn. study at financial.


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fiscal Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: Edinburgh district fiscal appointed William Gallacher receives commission from Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC.

Adjective modifier

  • long-tailed: This bird replaces the Long-tailed Fiscal in areas with higher rainfall.

Modifies a noun

  • tightening: Sunday Telegraph Roger Bootle argued that a fiscal tightening is needed to meet the Golden Rule in the next cycle.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: It might not be unreasonable to infer that the reason was purely fiscal.

Noun used with modifier

  • procurator: A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

Possessives

  • office: We will continue to assist the fiscal's office in any way that we can.

Used with adjective complement

  • release: Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. ( NYSE/TSX:ZL ) to Release Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter Results Tuesday, January 24th, 2006.

Preposition: of

  • district: This has, however, been checked by the measures promptly taken by the procurator fiscal of that district.
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