fiscal

Meaning

Adj

1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
2. Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
3. Being a fiscal year.

Noun

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.

Noun

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

Noun

Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Synonyms

financial

monetary

economic

financial policy

economical

prosecuting

punctilious

tax

thrifty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪskəl/

Etymology

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