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fiscal cliff

fiscal cliff noun: a situation where a number of large spending or taxation bills begin or end simultaneously.

Noun

fiscal cliff (plural fiscal cliffs)

  1. A situation where a number of large spending or taxation bills begin or end simultaneously.

Forms of fiscal cliff

pluralfiscal cliffs

Questions about fiscal cliff

What does fiscal cliff mean?
Fiscal cliff means a situation where a number of large spending or taxation bills begin or end simultaneously.
What part of speech is fiscal cliff?
Fiscal cliff is a noun.
What is the plural of fiscal cliff?
The plural of fiscal cliff is fiscal cliffs.

Words near fiscal cliff in the dictionary

  1. fisaviruses
  2. fisbo
  3. fisbos
  4. fisc
  5. fiscal
  6. fiscal cliff
  7. fiscal cliffs
  8. fiscal conservatism
  9. fiscal conservative
  10. fiscal conservatives
  11. fiscal deficit

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