Nonfiscal

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Referring to matters or activities that do not involve government income or public financial policies
2. Describing something unrelated to taxation, government budgets, or monetary resources managed by public authorities
3. Pertaining to areas or issues that exclude fiscal concerns such as revenue collection, public spending, or financial regulation

Etymology: "Nonfiscal" is a straightforward formation: the prefix "non-" attached to "fiscal." That makes it a plain negation of the older adjective, meaning "not fiscal," so it describes anything outside the realm of taxation, government budgets, or public money. The base word "fiscal" comes from Latin "fiscalis," an adjective derived from "fiscus," which originally meant a wicker basket or money bag. In Roman usage, "fiscus" came to denote the emperor's private treasury, and later the state's money in general. English adopted "fiscal" in the sense of relating to public revenue, so the core meaning of "nonfiscal" is best understood as stepping outside that old treasury-and-basket connection.

Synonyms: nonfinancial