fiscus

Definitions of fiscus
  1. noun
    the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
  2. noun
    the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
  3. noun
    an artifact that is heavy
    synonyms: belasting, belastingdienst, gewicht, gewichtsklasse
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    slinger
    a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
    gelijkmaker, tegenwicht
    a weight that balances another weight
    tegenwicht
    a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
    presse-papier
    a weight used to hold down a stack of papers
    overbelasting
    an excessive burden
    loodje
    the metal bob of a plumb line
    type of:
    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  4. noun
    sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
    synonyms: belasting, belastingdienst, gewicht, gewichtsklasse
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    sportuitrusting
    equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
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