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coffer

[kaw-fer, kof-er] / ˈkɔ fər, ˈkɒf ər /


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Late last year, the company set up a $1.44 billion cash reserve to fund its dividend obligations, but that coffer has decreased to $900 million, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Yiu is the best-funded candidate in the race, with more than $1 million in her coffer — much of which came from her own pocket, according to California secretary of state records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

They erected a temporary wooden coffer dam in 1907 at the lake’s mouth, raising the water by 10 feet — just enough to make the existing road unusable.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Now, money spent on many big concerts lands in one central coffer, allowing the combined Live Nation/Ticketmaster to tighten its grip on the industry more and more.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2022

Lot was angry about the journey and wished to forbid it, but she knew how to deal with that The Queen drew herself silently out of bed, and went to her coffer.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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