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parafiscal

parafiscal adjective: relating to charges levied by quangos and similar semi-governmental bodies.

Adjective

parafiscal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to charges levied by quangos and similar semi-governmental bodies

Origin of parafiscal

From para- + fiscal.

Words formed from parafiscal

  • parafiscality

Questions about parafiscal

What does parafiscal mean?
Parafiscal means relating to charges levied by quangos and similar semi-governmental bodies.
What part of speech is parafiscal?
Parafiscal is an adjective.

Words near parafiscal in the dictionary

  1. parafibromin
  2. parafibular
  3. parafilariasis
  4. parafiliariosis
  5. parafilm
  6. parafiscal
  7. parafissural
  8. paraflagellar
  9. parafle
  10. parafles
  11. paraflexus

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