different between finical vs fiscal

English

Etymology

University slang, probably from fine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?k?l/

Adjective

finical (comparative more finical, superlative most finical)

1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

Derived terms

• finick
• finicking

Related terms

• finicky

Translations

See also

• jaunty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?sk?l/
• Rhymes: -?sk?l

Etymology 1

From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.

Adjective

fiscal (comparative more fiscal, superlative most fiscal)

1. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
2. (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with financial, which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

fiscal (plural fiscals)

1. A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
2. (Britain, Scotland, law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
3. (law) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

Translations

Related terms

• fisc

See also

• finance, financial

Etymology 2

After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).

Noun

fiscal (plural fiscals)

1. Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.

Translations

See also

• Lanius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lanius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• califs, cifals

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fisc?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /fis?kal/

Adjective

fiscal (masculine and feminine plural fiscals)

1. fiscal, tax

Noun

fiscal m or f (plural fiscals)

1. (law) public prosecutor (UK), district attorney (US)

Derived terms

• fiscalia

Further reading

• “fiscal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fiscal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fiscal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fiscal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin fisc?lis.

Adjective

fiscal (feminine singular fiscale, masculine plural fiscaux, feminine plural fiscales)

1. fiscal, financial

Derived terms

• abri fiscal
• année fiscale
• évasion fiscale
• fraude fiscale
• paradis fiscal

Related terms

• fiscalité

Further reading

• “fiscal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• lascif

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fisc?lis.

Adjective

fiscal (plural fiscais, comparable)

1. fiscal (relating to taxes)

   Synonym: tributário

Derived terms

• fiscalizar
• fiscalização

Noun

fiscal m, f (plural fiscais)

1. fiscal, inspector

Related terms

• fisco

Further reading

• “fiscal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French fiscal

Adjective

fiscal m or n (feminine singular fiscal?, masculine plural fiscali, feminine and neuter plural fiscale)

1. fiscal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fisc?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fis?kal/, [fis?kal]

Adjective

fiscal (plural fiscales)

1. fiscal
2. prosecuting

Derived terms

• fiscalizar
• paraíso fiscal

Noun

fiscal m or f (plural fiscales)

1. (law) public prosecutor (UK), district attorney (US)

Derived terms

• fiscalía

Related terms

• fisco

Further reading

• “fiscal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.