fis‧cal /ˈfɪsk
əl/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: fiscus 'basket, money bag']
relating to money, taxes, debts etc that are owned and managed by the government:
a fiscal crisisfiscal policy/measure sound (=good) fiscal policy a fiscal matter—fiscally adverb:
fiscally conservative [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲