English

Adjective

fiscal ‎(comparative more fiscal, superlative most fiscal)

1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
2. (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with financial, which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.

Translations

Noun

fiscal ‎(plural fiscals)

1. A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
2. (Britain, Scottish law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
3. (law) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

Translations

Related terms

• fisc

See also

• finance, financial

Etymology 2

After Afrikaans fiskaal ‎(“public official, hangman”)

Noun

fiscal ‎(plural fiscals)

1. Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Translations

See also

• Lanius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lanius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Catalan

Adjective

fiscal m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural fiscals)

1. fiscal, tax

French

Adjective

fiscal m ‎(feminine singular fiscale, masculine plural fiscaux, feminine plural fiscales)

1. fiscal, financial

Related terms

• fiscalité

Anagrams

• lascif

Portuguese

Etymology

From fisco ‎(“national treasury”), from Latin fiscus ‎(“treasury”)

Adjective

fiscal ‎(plural fiscais, comparable)

1. fiscal (relating to taxes)

Synonyms

• (relating to taxes): tributário

Noun

fiscal m f (plural fiscais)

1. fiscal, inspector

Related terms

• fiscalizar
• fiscalização

Spanish

Etymology

From fisco ‎(“national treasury”), from Latin fiscus ‎(“treasury”)

Adjective

fiscal m, f ‎(plural fiscales)

1. fiscal
2. prosecuting

Noun

fiscal m, f ‎(plural fiscales)

1. (law) prosecutor

Related terms

• fiscalía