coffer
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- noun
- /ˈkɔːfər/
- In Angola, an estimated $4.2 billion has gone missing from government coffers over the last few years.
- government coffers
- public coffers
- state coffers
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- And now it's all buried in the coffers of a settlement.
- And then that would add to the group's coffers.
- Singh's contributions, it notes, came directly out of FTX's coffers.
- Get enough gold into the coffers here and gold starts losing its value, right?
- We pour trillions of dollars into the coffers of these organizations to defend us and to collect the data.
- It's going into the coffers of MSNBC and Fox News and CNN and all of these media outlets that we don't trust because they're so partisan and they have such an agenda and.
Examples
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The subsidies mostly filled the coffers of speculators in the black market, rather than helping those in need.
Academic text (1995) -
Meath was gazing at the large coffer of medicines on the table.
Fiction book (1992) -
Somewhere in the city lay a brassbound coffer containing the Crown and Shield Parchment.
Fiction book (1992) -
Approximately 10,000 people are out of work, leaving state coffers severely depleted.
Academic text (1996) -
The ancient coffer was filled with gold coins and priceless artifacts.
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She carefully opened the old coffer, revealing letters and photographs from her ancestors.
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After searching the attic, he discovered a hidden coffer containing old family heirlooms.
Synonyms
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A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
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A secure metal box in a bank where people keep valuables
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A locked metal box in a bank where people keep valuable things or documents
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A strong metal box in a bank that holds valuable things
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A large strong box that holds money or jewels
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A strong box for keeping money in shops or at events
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A small container with a slot on top for keeping coins or paper money
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A small container with a slot for saving coins at home
An old word for a small flat case used to hold money or papers
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Etymology
Coffer comes from an old word for a 'basket' (Greek kophinos, later Latin and Old French), so it first named a box used to hold money and valuables. That's why a coffer today means a strong chest or box for keeping important things.