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fisc

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /fɪsk/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪsk
  • homophone: fisk
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH1 S K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The public treasury of Rome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any state treasury or exchequer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: treasury, exchequer

History

Etymology

Partly from Middle French fisc and partly from its etymon, Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: fisco — treasury