exchequer
/iks'tʃekə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The funds of a government, institution, or individual: The money or financial resources available to a state, organization, or person.
- (Often capitalized: the Exchequer) The British government department responsible for public revenue: The department of state in the UK that manages the national treasury and finances.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (General funds):
- The war severely depleted the national exchequer.
- The university's exchequer could not support such a large building project.
- Noun (British government department):
- The Chancellor of the Exchequer will present the budget tomorrow.
- The proposal was rejected by the Exchequer on fiscal grounds.
Advanced Usage
- "To replenish the exchequer": To refill or restore the supply of money in a treasury.
- The new tax policy was designed to replenish the exchequer.
- Historical/Legal Context: In historical English law, the Court of Exchequer was a court dealing with revenue matters. This usage is now archaic.
- The case was heard before the Court of Exchequer.
Variants and Related Words
- Exchequer is itself a specific term; there are no direct variants. Related concepts include:
- Treasury (n): A place where money is kept; a department managing public revenue.
- Fisc (n): The public treasury (formal/archaic).
- Coffer (n): A strongbox for holding valuables; often used figuratively for financial resources (the company's coffers).
Synonyms
- Treasury: The funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society.
- Coffers: The financial resources of an organization.
- Fiscal resources: Monetary assets available for use.
- Purse: The financial resources available to a person or entity.
Idioms and Phrases
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: The title of the British government minister in charge of finance, equivalent to a Finance Minister in other countries.
- The Chancellor of the Exchequer is a senior Cabinet position.
Noun
- the funds of a government or institution or individual