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exchequer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | treasury |
| Type of | pecuniary resource, finances, cash in hand, funds, monetary resource |
| Has types | bursary, trough, fisc, public treasury, subtreasury, till |
Examples of exchequer
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It also pays large amounts that would otherwise be unavailable to the exchequer.
From the guardian.co.uk
They are the cash crops that contribute substantially to the national exchequer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Twenty minutes later Gordon Brown, then chancellor of the exchequer, called back.
From the guardian.co.uk
I suspect the exchequer will still have to pick up a large portion of the bill.
From the guardian.co.uk
It leaked, riling Mr Cameron and George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer.
From the economist.com
The NTMA said the exchequer is now fully funded through the first half of 2011.
From the bloomberg.com
But we're dependent on exchequer funding that will be determined in the autumn.
From the guardian.co.uk
George Osborne has delivered his second Budget as chancellor of the exchequer.
From the news.uk.msn.com
George Osborne is delivering his second Budget as chancellor of the exchequer.
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- Treasury: the funds of a government or institution or individual
- The Exchequer was (and in some cases still is) a part of the governments of England (latterly to include Wales), Scotland, and Northern Ireland (Present day united kingdom) that was responsible for the management and collection of revenues. ...
- A treasury; an available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose
- The main financial office of the medieval monarchy of England
- A treasurer for a group or organization.
- A former inferior court of law and equity, having an appeal as regards the latter to the Peers, and the former to the Exchequer Chamber, which was erected 31, Ed. III., and to which appeals also laid from the common pleas. ...
- Everyone's favourite person, a tax collector.
- It is a monastic building where rents and other income are received and held.
- The British government department responsible for government income and spending: informally, the word is used to refer to the money spent by this department on public projects.
