fiscal

/ˈfɪskəl/
adjectivenoun

Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.

    “fiscal matters”

  2. Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.

  3. Being a fiscal year.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.

  2. Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.

  3. In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

  4. A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.

FISCAL at a glance

FISCAL has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,518 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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