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fiscal

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪskəl/

The English word “fiscal” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.
  4. A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).
  5. Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Etymology

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

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