exchequer
An office of revenue taxationAn office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
» The exchequer announced a surplus after several years of deficit spending.
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2 sensesAn office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
- the funds of a government or institution or individual
Examples
2 sentencesThe exchequer announced a surplus after several years of deficit spending.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has offered to resign.
deDer Finanzminister hat seinen Rücktritt angeboten. — Zaghawa
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval LatFrom Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.
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Forms
plural: exchequers| Singular | exchequer |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the funds of a government or institution or individual:treasury
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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