fisc

noun

: a state or royal treasury

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This poor selection process isn’t only bad for the public fisc, but costs an unnecessary number of compliant partnerships the time and money required for an audit to merely confirm that everything is in order. Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The lawyers tend to see themselves as guardians of the public fisc, pitted against those who would drain the coffers: criminals looking for a payday, greedy lawyers, bleeding-heart juries. Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2022 One of the most discouraging recent events for those who favor limited constitutional governance—not to mention restrained inflation and a sound public fisc—has been the outrageous attempt by the President to bail out the price gougers in higher education. James Freeman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022 One of the more peculiar aspects of the United States is the dominance of graduates of public institutions in those regions ostensibly most hostile to generous disbursement from the public fisc. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2011 See All Example Sentences for fisc

Word History

Etymology

Latin fiscus

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fisc was in 1598

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“Fisc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fisc. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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