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View definitions for coffers

coffers

noun as in purse

noun as in treasure house

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He was arrested on 25 October accused of embezzling a huge sum of money from state coffers and depositing it in secret accounts in the Cayman Islands.

From BBC

Opponents of Measure G argued that a new elected position overseeing the county’s executive branch would create unnecessary power struggles and that the proposal could needlessly drain the county’s coffers.

The rallies also generated revenue for the Nazi party coffers.

From Salon

In March, the BBC revealed that more than £420m from the scheme had flowed into the government’s coffers in the previous three years.

From BBC

So to fund such a sweeping effort, Trump would likely have to either raise taxes on American households or possibly steal the funds from other social services coffers, such as Social Security or Medicare.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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