EXCHEQUER Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

exchequer

noun

ˈeks-ˌche-kər

Definition of exchequer

as in pocket

available money their son would make beseeching requests for more money whenever his personal exchequer was getting low

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Recent Examples of exchequer At the same time sweeping farm loan waivers have been criticized for impairing credit discipline, draining the public exchequer, and discouraging lending. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 President Vladimir Putin had pledged not to raise taxes before 2030, but spiraling military and security expenditure — and reduced income from oil thanks to sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries — have hit Moscow’s exchequer. — semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025 This would strengthen the economy by both saving the exchequer a whole lot of expense on imports and generating employment opportunities within India. — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2023 And the chance of the exchequer, our treasury secretary was here recently talking to Secretary Yellen. — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Those medieval monarchs laid waste to England through civil war; the modern English had done the right thing in the world wars, but their exchequer was empty, their cities were in rubble, and the empire, with the loss of India in 1947, was over. — Dominic Green, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In October, every household will get 200 pounds ($260) off their bills to cushion the impact of rising gas prices, at a cost of around 6 billion pounds to the exchequer. — Philip Aldrick, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Some 64m meals were consumed at 84,000 venues over the first nine days, at a cost of £336m to the exchequer. — The Economist, 31 Aug. 2020

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Noun

These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pocket

Noun

Candidates running against the political grain face an uphill battle, with campaigns marked by limited resources, dwindling donors, and scarce staff.

— Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Their value ultimately depends on the players those resources bring in, and the team built around them.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of resources

Noun

Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
A couple years later, on the verge of being demolished and replaced by several new McMansions, fund manager and seasonal Watch Hill resident Charles Royce stepped in to salvage its history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

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