Meaning of fiscal In English

• 0 connected with (public) money:

  • fiscal policy

• 1 relating to public money or other financial matters:

  • a sound fiscal policy

• 2 relating to government finance and taxes:

  • fiscal challenges/ issues/problems With the serious fiscal challenges facing the federal government, agencies must maximize their ability to manage and safeguard valuable taxpayers' dollars.

  • fiscal deficit/surplus Overall, the situation looks favourable in terms of the fiscal surplus he has projected.

  • The governor said the fiscal crisis couldn't be solved by spending cuts alone, insisting the state needs additional revenue.

• 3 relating to money and finances:

  • Analysts said yesterday's settlement was unlikely to affect the company's fiscal health.

• 4 relating to a period of 12 months, or a part of that period, used by a company to calculate and report its financial information:

  • The software company's fiscal third-quarter net income of $1.06 million, or 10 cents a share, fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

• 5 the financial year 2010, etc.:

  • Our fiscal 2009 results were challenged by the world economic downturn.