fiscal

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adjective

fis·cal ˈfi-skəl

Synonyms of fiscal next

: of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt

fiscal policy

the city's fiscal requirements

: of or relating to financial matters

fiscal transactions

fiscally

ˈfi-skə-lē

adverb

fiscal

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Fiscal derives from the Latin noun fiscus, meaning "basket" or "treasury." In ancient Rome, fiscus was the term for the treasury controlled by the emperor, where the money was literally stored in baskets and was collected primarily in the form of revenue from the provinces. Fiscus also gave English confiscate, which is most familiar as a verb meaning "to seize by or as if by authority," but it can additionally refer to the forfeiting of private property to public use. Today, we often encounter fiscal in "fiscal year," a 12-month accounting period not necessarily coinciding with the calendar year.

Example Sentences

Adjective the fiscal health of the university gained some fiscal knowledge by taking an economics course

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The fiscal third-quarter sales gain was primarily from higher prices, which General Mills and other food companies have been pushing through to offset higher costs. —

Denny Jacob, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2023 The Huntsville city council allocated $19.5 million for street improvements across the Rocket City in its 2023 fiscal budget – the largest single-year earmark for roadwork in the city -- and that investment is continuing to pay off. —

Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 23 Mar. 2023 The Chinese government appears to be turning on the taps of fiscal stimulus, with infrastructure investment surging by 9% during the first two months this year. —

Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023 Spohnholz said the city is in a good fiscal situation, so the ballot proposition isn’t a choice between road plowing and child care. —

Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023 Bowser also suggests pulling $257 million from the city’s fiscal reserves — a tool the mayor also employed near the onset of the pandemic (the city is required by law to use any excess revenue to replenish its reserves). —

Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023 Lalmalani said Manzo has focused his energies on ensuring public safety, fiscal discipline, and innovating ways of solving the village’s challenges without raising taxes. —

Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023 The three new members will come into office at a deeply challenging time as city leaders confront a quickly approaching fiscal crisis while also working to address reckless driving and gun violence. —

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023 Houston Grand Opera went through many fiscal ups and downs during its first 10 years, presenting two to three operas per season. —

Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023

Noun

Medtronic expects organic revenue growth of around 4% in the second half of the current fiscal. —

Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 In May, when the government decided to cut the excise duty on petrol by Rs8 and on diesel by Rs6 per litre to reduce inflationary pressures, experts had estimated the cost to the exchequer would increase by Rs85,000 crore in the ongoing fiscal. —

Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 4 July 2022 His major reforms included fewer government programs and reduced government spending; less government intervention in fiscal, trade, and labor policies; income-tax cuts; and privatization. —

Lee Edwards, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 The treasurer doesn't have much authority to set the state's fiscal or any other type of policy. —

Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com, 13 Oct. 2017 If approved, the plan could raise $435 million through 2019, according to an April fiscal analysis of HB 2186. —

Joseph O’sullivan, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017 This year that is not an option if Republicans want to advance their ambitious fiscal... —

Kate Davidson, WSJ, 18 May 2017 See More

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