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fiscal

adjective · /ˈfɪskəl/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does fiscal mean?

fiscal (adjective): involving financial matters.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use fiscal in a sentence?

How do you pronounce fiscal?

/ˈfɪskəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does fiscal come from?

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

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of fiscal?

Words related to fiscal

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “fiscal” mean?

involving financial matters

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having a high price or cost

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of a mildly low temperature

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displaying or feeling anger

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Which word is closest in meaning to “fiscal”?

different

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financial

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important

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available

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