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Definition of fisc in English: fiscnoun fɪskfisk Roman History 1The public treasury of Rome or the emperor's privy purse. Example sentencesExamples - With the closure of the temples, sacred property reverted to the imperial fisc.
Synonyms fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets - 1.1North American archaic A public treasury or exchequer.
Example sentencesExamples - According to him, both religion and the state will flourish better when they are not joined through a shared fisc.
- By this he means, first of all, that under it the fisc cannot increase revenues at will, because it has but one source and is already by assumption taking all that that source will yield.
- Unless they are going to come up with some other tax that would replace that revenue, I think we have to admit that there is a real issue of base maintenance of the fisc.
- He makes the point that Democrats have to prove their trustworthiness in managing the public fisc with tax cuts and fiscal discipline.
- Further, while this will undoubtedly cause further strain on the already-burdened budget of our southern neighbour, it may serve to draw attention to the parlous state of their fisc and perhaps lead to more prudence.
- 1.2Scottish archaic The public treasury to which estates lapse by escheat.
Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from Latin fiscus 'rush basket, purse, treasury'. Rhymes bisque, brisk, disc, disk, frisk, risk, whisk Definition of fisc in US English: fiscnounfisk Roman History 1The public treasury of Rome or the emperor's privy purse. Example sentencesExamples - With the closure of the temples, sacred property reverted to the imperial fisc.
Synonyms fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets - 1.1North American archaic A public treasury or exchequer.
Example sentencesExamples - According to him, both religion and the state will flourish better when they are not joined through a shared fisc.
- Unless they are going to come up with some other tax that would replace that revenue, I think we have to admit that there is a real issue of base maintenance of the fisc.
- By this he means, first of all, that under it the fisc cannot increase revenues at will, because it has but one source and is already by assumption taking all that that source will yield.
- He makes the point that Democrats have to prove their trustworthiness in managing the public fisc with tax cuts and fiscal discipline.
- Further, while this will undoubtedly cause further strain on the already-burdened budget of our southern neighbour, it may serve to draw attention to the parlous state of their fisc and perhaps lead to more prudence.
Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from Latin fiscus ‘rush basket, purse, treasury’. |