FISCAL Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

fiscal

adjective

ˈfi-skəl

Definition of fiscal

as in financial

of or relating to money, banking, or investments gained some fiscal knowledge by taking an economics course

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Recent Examples of fiscal Total compensation of Oracle’s median global employee was $94,740 in fiscal 2026, down from $98,899 in fiscal 2025. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Zubairu said Dakar should insist on revenue expanding investments — such as infrastructure and formalizing mineral value chains — rather than relying solely on fiscal belt-tightening. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Rising prices outpaced incomes as unemployment and economic activity weakened, challenging Milei’s argument that fiscal discipline would quickly deliver broader prosperity. — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 My focus is cutting traffic gridlock through AI light synchronization, equipping police with advanced tech, protecting residential zoning against over-development, and streamlining municipal permitting with strict fiscal accountability. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiscal

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Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Others can involve providing financial stability for a child who has pursued a meaningful and fulfilling career that does not pay very much, or assisting younger family members with a down payment in a tight housing market.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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Clemons had served as the founding CEO of both ConnCAT and ConnCORP, turning them into hubs for economic and community revitalization that aimed to center the experiences and needs of residents in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The 10-year Treasury note yield was relatively unchanged on Friday after recent selling pressure intensified following hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and stronger-than-expected economic data.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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