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fiscal

fiscal, tax

adjective fees-KAHL Rare

Origin: Latin fiscalis

Usage Note

Fiscal relates to public finances, taxation, and the treasury — l'année fiscale is the fiscal year, fraude fiscale is tax fraud. The plural masculine is fiscaux. The broader noun fisc refers to the treasury or tax authority, and fiscalité means the tax system as a whole.

Examples

"La fraude fiscale est sévèrement punie."

Natural Translation

Tax fraud is severely punished.

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