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Definition of fiscal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiscal

adjective
 
/ˈfɪskl/
 
/ˈfɪskl/
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  1. connected with government or public money, especially taxes
    • fiscal policies/reforms
    • the country’s fiscal system
    see also procurator fiscalTopics Moneyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFiscal is used with these nouns:
    • austerity
    • conservatism
    • conservative
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin fiscalis, from fiscus ‘purse, treasury’.
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