[ 'fɪsk(ə)l ]
■ adjective
1》 relating to government revenue, especially taxes.
2》 chiefly N. Amer. relating to financial matters.
↘ N. Amer. denoting a financial year: the deficit for ~ 1996.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr., or from L. ~is , from fiscus (see fisc ).