fiscality

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noun

All matters concerning taxation

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounfiscality (plural fiscalities)

plural fiscalities

  1. All matters concerning taxation

Origin

  1. Latinfiscalis“fiscal”
  2. Englishfiscality

Recorded since 1854, cognate with Dutch fiscaliteit and (derived from?) older French fiscalité, all from Latin fiscalis (“fiscal”), itself from fiscus (“imperial treasury”) + -alis (“-al”). By surface analysis, fiscal + -ity.

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Translations

Dutch fiscaliteit, belastingen
  • fiscaliteitall matters concerning taxation
  • belastingenall matters concerning taxation
  • belastingwezenall matters concerning taxation
French fiscalité
  • fiscalitéall matters concerning taxation
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APA

fiscality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiscality

MLA

“fiscality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiscality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiscality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiscality.

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