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exchequer
ex·cheq·uer E0263700 (ĕks′chĕk′ər, ĭks-chĕk′ər)n.1. Exchequer The British governmental department charged with the collection and management of the national revenue.2. Exchequer In Great Britain, the Court of Exchequer.3. A treasury, as of a nation or organization.4. Financial resources; funds.
[Alteration of Middle English escheker, from Old French eschequier, counting table, chessboard, from eschec, check; see check.]exchequer (ɪksˈtʃɛkə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) government (in Britain and certain other countries) the accounting department of the Treasury, responsible for receiving and issuing funds2. informal personal funds; finances[C13 (in the sense: chessboard, counting table): from Old French eschequier, from eschec check]
Exchequer (ɪksˈtʃɛkə) n (Law) See Court of Exchequerex•cheq•uer (ˈɛks tʃɛk ər, ɪksˈtʃɛk ər)
n. 1. a treasury, as of a state or nation. 2. (in Great Britain) a. (often cap.) the governmental department in charge of the public revenues. b. (formerly) an office administering the royal revenues and determining all cases affecting them. c. (cap.) an ancient common-law court trying cases affecting crown revenues: now merged with King's Bench. 3. Informal. financial resources; funds. [1250–1300; Middle English escheker, eschequier < Old French eschequier chessboard, counting table. See checker1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  exchequer - the funds of a government or institution or individualtreasurycash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of moneypublic treasury, till, trough - a treasury for government fundsbursary - the treasury of a public institution or religious ordersubtreasury - a subordinate treasury or place of depositfisc - a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse |
Translationsexchequer (iksˈtʃekə) noun1. the government department in charge of the nation's finances. 財政部 财政部2. the national or public money supply. 國庫 国库exchequer
exchequerTo use or have a pattern of checkers.LegalSeeCourt of ExchequerExchequer
Exchequer1. See: HM Treasury.
2. A general term, especially in the United Kingdom, for a fund or account.Exchequer a UK government office within the TREASURY responsible for the receipt, custody and issue of government funds.AcronymsSeeEexchequer
Related to exchequer: Chancellor of the ExchequerSynonyms for exchequernoun the funds of a government or institution or individualSynonymsRelated Words- cash in hand
- finances
- funds
- monetary resource
- pecuniary resource
- public treasury
- till
- trough
- bursary
- subtreasury
- fisc
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