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fiscal

/ˈfɪskəl/FIH-skuhl
/ˈfɪskəl/FIH-skuhl

Meaninga basket, a purse

Common meaning: to do with public money

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchfisque‘the public purse’source
  2. Old Frenchfiscalsource
  3. Englishfiscal‘to do with public money’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French fisque ‘a basket, a purse’.

Roots

  • fisque Old French “a basket, a purse”

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