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Fiscal vs Indiction - What's the difference?

fiscal | indiction |

As nouns the difference between fiscal and indiction

is that fiscal is a public official in certain countries having control of public revenue or fiscal can be any of various african shrikes of the genus lanius while indiction is (historical) a fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by in 313 (but counting from 1st september 312), used throughout the middle ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.

As an adjective fiscal

is related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.

fiscal

English

(wikipedia fiscal)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fiscal, from (etyl) – see (fiscus) and (fisc).

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
  • (proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
    • Usage notes
    * Not to be confused with (financial), which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
  • (British, Scottish law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
  • (legal) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.

    • Related terms

    * fisc

    See also

    * finance, financial

    Etymology 2

    After (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius .
    • See also
    * (Lanius) * (Lanius) ----

    indiction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by in 313 (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.
  • A declaration or official announcement.
  • (historical) The decree made by Roman Emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
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