Vocabulary
Fiscal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
relating to money and especially to the money or government, business or organization earns,
spends and owes
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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HE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a decadesold pattern.
Dawn Editorials —
Tax shortfall
— 2026-05-02
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The FBR has been trailing its target from the very outset of the fiscal year, as it so often does.
Dawn Editorials —
Tax shortfall
— 2026-05-02
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First, fiscal performance has improved.
Dawn Editorials —
Economy on a cliff edge
— 2026-04-25
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Pakistan posted a primary fiscal surplus of 1.3 per cent of GDP in FY25, with a cumulative primary adjustment of 5.6pc of GDP since 2022, the largest in its history.
Dawn Editorials —
Economy on a cliff edge
— 2026-04-25
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S outh Punjab, interior Sindh, peripheral KP districts and much of Balochistan reflect this structural imbalance, despite the increased fiscal space following the 18th Constitutional Amendment.
Dawn Editorials —
A case for smaller provinces
— 2026-04-24
Synonyms
dollars and cents, monetary
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