exchequer
To proceed against in the Court of ExchequerTo proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
» The exchequer announced a surplus after several years of deficit spending.
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1 sensesTo proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
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
Origin
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
exchequers, exchequering, exchequered, exchequered| Base form | exchequer · to exchequer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exchequers |
| Present participle | exchequering |
| Past simple | exchequered |
| Past participle | exchequered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.