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fiscal

/fɪsˈkæl/ adjective · British & US

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What does fiscal mean?

adjective

Relating to public finance or the government's financial administration; concerned with the collection and management of taxes and public revenue.

Example

"The government's fiscal policy aims to balance the budget and reduce national debt."

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Etymologically related

Latin 'fiscus', meaning 'treasury' or 'public revenue'; Old French 'fiscal', from Latin 'fiscus'; English 'fiscal', from Old French 'fiscal'

Synonyms for fiscal

financial budgetary economic monetary taxation revenue

Antonyms of fiscal

non-fiscal non-financial

Rhymes with fiscal

fiscal miscal iscal iscal