confiscatory

[ kuhn-fis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characterized by, effecting, or resulting in confiscation.

confiscatory

/ -trɪ; kənˈfɪskətərɪ /

adjective

involving confiscation

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Other Words From

uncon·fisca·tory adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confiscatory¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; confiscate + -ory ¹

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Example Sentences

Russia launched another confiscatory currency reform in 1993 amid the dismantling of the “ruble zone,” aiming to stop newly independent post-Soviet independent states from using, and undermining, the ruble.

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Billionaire Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, has publicly condemned “confiscatory taxes.”

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