French Conversation · Level 45
75 words
French word
fiscalité
Pronunciation
IPA/fiskalite/
Meaning
- feminine nountax system
Example
La fiscalité en France est complexe.
The tax system in France is complex.
More examples
Je me renseigne sur la fiscalité avant d'acheter une maison.
I look into the tax system before buying a house.
Core concept
A society's tax framework, showing how the tax burden is set and shared.
Common phrases
se renseigner sur la fiscalité
look into the tax system
la fiscalité et les impôts
the tax system and taxes
la fiscalité des entreprises
business taxation
Similar words
impôt: Money collected as tax by a government under legal authority.
taxe: A charge imposed on a particular good, service, use, or transaction.
prélèvement: Funds automatically taken from pay or a bank account.
cotisation: A set contribution paid by members to support social security.
Definition in French
Terme qui désigne l'ensemble des règles et des niveaux d'imposition définissant la charge fiscale d'une société ou d'un État.
Word origin
Fiscalité comes from the adjective fiscal, derived from Latin fiscalis and fiscus, with the suffix -ité forming a noun for a quality or system.
Usage tips
- Fiscalité is a formal policy term for taxation as a system, while impôt or taxe usually names a particular tax in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- taxationnoun
- tax burdennoun
Related words
- fisctax authoritiesnoun
- fiscaltaxadjective