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Definitions for Exchequer

[1] a treasury, as of a state or nation.
[2] (in Great Britain) (often initial capital letter ) the governmental department in charge of the public revenues. (formerly) an office administering the royal revenues and determining all cases affecting them. (initial capital letter ) Also called Court of Exchequer. an ancient common-law court of civil jurisdiction in which cases affecting the revenues of the crown were tried, now merged in the King's Bench Division of the High Court.
[3] Informal . one's financial resources; funds: I'd love to go, but the exchequer is a bit low.
[4] (often capital) government (in Britain and certain other countries) the accounting department of the Treasury, responsible for receiving and issuing funds
[5] informal personal funds; finances
[6] See Court of Exchequer

Words related to Exchequer

money, reward, prize, gift, wealth, fund, treasury, store, stock, coffer, bank, officer, trunk, wherewithal, means, funds, stake, present, resources, coffers

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Origin of Exchequer

1250–1300; Middle English escheker, eschequier < Anglo-French escheker, eschekier (Old French eschequier ) chessboard, counting table. See checker1

Word origin for Exchequer

C13 (in the sense: chessboard, counting table): from Old French eschequier , from eschec check

Synonyms for Exchequer

gift, money, prize, reward, wealth, coffers, funds, means, present, resources, stake, treasury, wherewithal