exchequer

ex·che·quer

noun \ˈeks-ˌche-kər, iks-ˈ\

Definition of EXCHEQUER

1

capitalized : a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes

2

capitalized : a former superior court having jurisdiction in England and Wales primarily over revenue matters and now merged with King's Bench

3

often capitalized a : the department or office of state in Great Britain and Northern Ireland charged with the receipt and care of the national revenue b : the national banking account of this realm

4

: treasury; especially : a national or royal treasury

5

: pecuniary resources : funds

Examples of EXCHEQUER

1. <their son would make beseeching requests for more money whenever his personal exchequer was getting low>

Origin of EXCHEQUER

Middle English escheker, from Anglo-French, chessboard, counting table, exchequer — more at checker

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to EXCHEQUER

Synonyms: bankroll, coffers, fund, finances, pocket, resources, wherewithal

Related Words: shirt; bread [slang], cash, chips, currency, dough, gold, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, pelf, scratch [slang], tender, wampum; assets, capital, deep pockets, fortune, means, opulence, riches, roll, substance, wealth; purse, treasury; cash flow; financing

Near Antonyms: debts, liabilities; indebtedness

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Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with EXCHEQUER

back-checker, fact-checker, forechecker, oxpecker, Quebecer, spell-checker, three-decker, woodpecker