fiscal

[fis·cal]

The word fiscal resembles the word financial, which makes sense because both involve money.

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Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.

Adjective
involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility"


a.
Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.

n.
The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer.

n.
A treasurer.

n.
A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.

n.
The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.


Fiscal

Fis"cal , a. [F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr. fiscus. See Fisc.] Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
The fiscal arreangements of government.

Fiscal

Fis"cal, n. 1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. A treasurer. H. Swinburne. 3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal. 4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.

Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.

The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer.

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Usage Examples

I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's history in the next 12 months, and we've had the most amazing financial results possible over the last five years, and we're predicting being back at double-digit revenue growth in fiscal year '06.

I think for business reasons, fiscal reasons, I think these cable networks can take greater risks and I think with a risk comes better programming. And I think USA has got an amazing identity to it now that is clearly defined with its 'Characters welcome' tag.

My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal agencies, and then ask each of my new agency heads to find another ten percent by drilling down. That's what you do in business to come up with approximately 20 percent cuts for the first fiscal year budget.

If anybody ran a business like that they would be out of business quickly, and Barack Obama's leadership is driving this business, the United States of America, toward a fiscal cliff.

Spending $1 for a brand new house would feel very, very good. Spending $1,000 for a ham sandwich would feel very, very bad. Spending $19,000 for a small family car would feel, well, more or less right. But as with physical pain, fiscal pain can depend on the individual, and everyone has a different threshold.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

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Other Usage Examples

I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

As the President reviewed the state of the union and unveiled his second-term agenda, he fell short of adequately explaining how he intends to set America back on the course of fiscal responsibility and secure the fiscal health of the nation.

I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.

As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

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