fiscal
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.
Adjective[edit]
fiscal (comparative more fiscal, superlative most fiscal)
- Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
- (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with financial, which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.
Translations[edit]
related to the treasury
pertaining to finance in general
Noun[edit]
fiscal (plural fiscals)
- A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
- (UK, Scottish law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
- (law) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
Translations[edit]
public official
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Etymology 2[edit]
After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”)
Noun[edit]
fiscal (plural fiscals)
Translations[edit]
any of various African shrikes
See also[edit]
Lanius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lanius
Lanius on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Lanius
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fiscal m (feminine fiscale, masculine plural fiscaux, feminine plural fiscales)
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Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fiscal m and f (plural fiscales)
Noun[edit]
fiscal m and f (plural fiscales)
- (law) prosecutor
