HOW TO PRONOUNCE
fiscal
/ˈfɪskəl/
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Stress “fis,” with the short “i” of “sit.”
Keep s and k together after the first vowel, then finish with a light vowel and l rather than inserting another beat in the middle.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The report covers the fiscal year.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does fiscal mean?
adjective
- Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
- Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
- Being a fiscal year.
More meanings (6)
noun
- A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
- Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
- In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
- A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).
- Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɪskəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Cabinet shall prepare and submit to the Diet for its consideration and decision a budget for each fiscal year.
Such uses express physical superiority, or superiority of position, skill, technical ability, and command of tools, mechanical or fiscal.
More book examples (3)
Self-management supposedly is to be replaced by the discipline of the market and by fiscal austerity, ultimately leading to a stable dinar.
In the event that the period of closure spans two fiscal year, the averaging may be only for those two fiscal years.
The most numerous accidents on a single road since the last fiscal year have been, we believe, those on the New Haven.