Standard Lemma guide

fiscal

adj · name · noun · 10 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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  • /ˈfɪskəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪskəl
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH1 S K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • fiscal matters
  • fiscal lawyer
  • fiscal system

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: proscribed

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Being a fiscal year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname from Spanish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Scots law

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7

noun

Meaning 7

In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

Topics: law

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

adjective

Meaning 10

involving financial matters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fiscal responsibility

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: financial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

From Spanish fiscal, ultimately from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).

After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: fiskaal — related to the treasury
  • Arabic: مَالِيّ (māliyy) — related to the treasury
  • Belarusian: фіска́льны (fiskálʹny) — related to the treasury
  • Bulgarian: фиска́лен (fiskálen) — related to the treasury
  • Catalan: fiscal — related to the treasury
  • Danish: fiskal — related to the treasury
  • Danish: skattemæssig — related to the treasury
  • Danish: skatte- — related to the treasury
  • Dutch: fiscaal — related to the treasury
  • Finnish: fiskaalinen — related to the treasury
  • Finnish: budjetti- — related to the treasury
  • Finnish: tulo- — related to the treasury
  • Finnish: kassa- — related to the treasury
  • Finnish: vero- — related to the treasury
  • French: budgétaire — related to the treasury
  • Greek: δημοσιονομικός (dimosionomikós) — related to the treasury
  • Indonesian: fiskal — related to the treasury
  • Italian: fiscale — related to the treasury
  • Macedonian: фи́скален (fískalen) — related to the treasury
  • Iranian Persian: مالی (mâli) — related to the treasury
  • Russian: фиска́льный (fiskálʹnyj) — related to the treasury
  • Swedish: fiskal — related to the treasury
  • Swedish: fiskalisk — related to the treasury
  • Ukrainian: фіска́льний (fiskálʹnyj) — related to the treasury
  • Arabic: مَالِيّ (māliyy) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Belarusian: фіна́нсавы (finánsavy) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Bulgarian: фина́нсов (finánsov) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Catalan: fiscal — pertaining to finance in general
  • Danish: financiel — pertaining to finance in general
  • Danish: finans- — pertaining to finance in general
  • Dutch: fiscaal — pertaining to finance in general
  • Finnish: rahallinen — pertaining to finance in general
  • Greek: οικονομικός (oikonomikós) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Macedonian: фина́нсиски (finánsiski) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Iranian Persian: مالی (mâli) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Portuguese: fiscal — pertaining to finance in general
  • Russian: фина́нсовый (finánsovyj) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Spanish: fiscal — pertaining to finance in general
  • Spanish: crematístico — pertaining to finance in general
  • Swedish: finansiell — pertaining to finance in general
  • Ukrainian: фіна́нсовий (finánsovyj) — pertaining to finance in general
  • Finnish: viskaali — public official
  • Macedonian: фи́скал (fískal) — public official
  • Finnish: lepinkäinen — any of various African shrikes
Real reading context

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