fiscus

See also: Fiscus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).

Noun

fiscus (plural fisci)

1. A government treasury.
   • 1998, Klára Oppenheim, Jenny Power, Hungarian Business Law, →ISBN, page 46:

     It generally applies to all taxes, stamp duties or other compulsory payments to state funds or local governments as well as any subsidies received from the central fiscus or state funds as long as the administration thereof is provided by the Tax and Financial Supervision Authority.

   • 1999, Ludwig von Bar, A History of Continental Criminal Law, →ISBN, page 18:

     Furthermore, it is shown by the fact that the State treasury (" fiscus ") could not be made a party to an action, and also, later, by the absolute power of the emperor.

   • 2002, Sue Eleanor Headlee, A Year Inside the Beltway: Making Economic Policy in Washington, →ISBN:

     For the first time in more than 30 years, the American fiscus was in a healthy state in the Fall of 2000.

   • 2012, Cees Bruggemans, Elsebe' Loots, Economic Perspectives: Ruiterbosch Essays in honour of Peet Strydom, →ISBN:

     The soundness of the fiscal position enabled government to respond aggressively to the recent global financial crisis by raising spending and debt without compromising the long run sustainability of the fiscus.