Phrase guide

fiscal policy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: economic policy

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հարկաբյուջետային քաղաքականություն (harkabyuǰetayin kʻaġakʻakanutʻyun) — government policy
  • Armenian: ֆիսկալ քաղաքականություն (fiskal kʻaġakʻakanutʻyun) — government policy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財政政策 /财政政策 (cáizhèng zhèngcè) — government policy
  • Czech: fiskální politika — government policy
  • Dutch: begrotingspolitiek — government policy
  • Dutch: fiscaal beleid — government policy
  • Dutch: begrotingsbeleid — government policy
  • Finnish: finanssipolitiikka — government policy
  • French: politique budgétaire — government policy
  • Georgian: ფისკალური პოლიტიკა (pisḳaluri ṗoliṭiḳa) — government policy
  • Georgian: ფინანსურ-საბიუჯეტო პოლიტიკა (pinansur-sabiuǯeṭo ṗoliṭiḳa) — government policy
  • Indonesian: politik fiskal — government policy
  • Russian: фиска́льная поли́тика (fiskálʹnaja polítika) — government policy
  • Russian: нало́гово-бюдже́тная поли́тика (nalógovo-bjudžétnaja polítika) — government policy
  • Spanish: política fiscal — government policy
  • Swedish: finanspolitik — government policy
  • Ukrainian: фіска́льна полі́тика (fiskálʹna polítyka) — government policy
  • Vietnamese: chính sách tài khóa — government policy