Showing posts with label fiscal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fiscal. Show all posts

Friday, May 18, 2012

physical, fiscal

Physical or physical means having to do with the body, or with what is tangible, as opposed to spiritual or intellectual--
Some people prefer digital books to physical paper books.
The supervisor's physical presence made them all uncomfortable.
Physical is also a term for a medical check-up--
The insurance company insisted that he get a physical.

Fiscal or fiscal ( fiss cuhl ) means having to do with money or finances, especially public finances--
They are deciding on a budget for the next fiscal year.
He had to sign an affidavit of fiscal responsibility.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"They often discussed fiscal matters, but never thought of physical coins or currency."

Note--"physically" is a modifying or describing form of "physical"--
He found her physically attractive, but annoying.
Not to be confused with "fiscally", the adverb form of "fiscal"--
His boss considered him fiscally irresponsible, and said so in his report.