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fis⋅cal

  [fis-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
2. of or pertaining to financial matters in general.
–noun
3. (in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
4. Philately. a revenue stamp.
Origin:
1530–40; < L fiscālis. See fisc, -al 1

Related forms:
fis⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See financial.
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fis·cal   (fĭs'kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to government expenditures, revenues, and debt: a fiscal policy of incurring budget deficits to stimulate a weak economy.

  2. Of or relating to finance or finances.


[French, from Latin fiscālis, from fiscus, money basket, treasury.]
fis'cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

fiscal 
1563, "pertaining to public revenue," from M.Fr. fiscal, from L.L. fiscalis "of or belonging to the state treasury," from L. fiscus "treasury," originally "purse, basket made of twigs (in which money was kept)," of unknown origin. The general sense of "financial" (1865, Amer.Eng.) was abstracted from phrases like fiscal calendar.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: fis·cal
Pronunciation: 'fis-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fiscalis, from fiscus basket, treasury
1 : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt <fiscal policy>
2 : of or relating to financial matters —fis·cal·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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