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as in pocket
coffers plural
available money
let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation
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as in to deposit
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Recent Examples of coffer
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Its creditor was none other than China, the lender to poor countries whose growing footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean was ushering in new roads and housing, but also draining government coffers with the high interest rates on their loans.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The federal campaign reports released Friday evening show the DNC hemorrhaging money at a time when the Republican National Committee is rapidly growing its coffers.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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Noun
Mega-rich crypto backers and companies, critical of the SEC’s law-and-order approach to crypto under President Joe Biden, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Trump’s campaign coffers last year.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Its creditor was none other than China, the lender to poor countries whose growing footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean was ushering in new roads and housing, but also draining government coffers with the high interest rates on their loans.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
That version of the bill included a phase out and eventual elimination of the state’s business equipment tax, which was a deep concern for local governments that saw it as another difficult hit to their coffers.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The federal campaign reports released Friday evening show the DNC hemorrhaging money at a time when the Republican National Committee is rapidly growing its coffers.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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Most of the committee’s work was done in a secure records vault at CIA Headquarters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Aug. 2025
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In true Ocean’s fashion, the plot is locked in the vault.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
Noun
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And major bonus points go to the pockets on both sides.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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White’s lack of mobility got him into trouble in the pocket and when rolling out, while Trubisky’s indeciveness on a few reps took away opportunities on plays called dead in the backfield.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In early July, researchers deposited 200,000 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) larvae into the hull of a shipwreck off the coast of Belgium, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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The objects get caught in powerful tornadic updrafts which carry them thousands of feet into the air, then deposit them when the twister weakens.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The lack of funds is expected to delay pay by three months and threaten access to interpreters and investigators amid immigration raids, said John Baker, the top federal public defender for the Western District of North Carolina.—
Julia Coin
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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To put this into perspective, the value of funds that passed through the Binance platform in just eight years of its history exceeded the entire world’s $100 trillion annual economic output.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Earlier this month, Stellantis unveiled a 17,000 euro hybrid Fiat 500, which the automaker is banking on to revive its ailing production in Italy.—
Giulio Piovaccari,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The group is also banking on receiving $36.1 million in tax credits associated with historic properties even though 101 Ash St. is not a historic property.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Aim higher than the bar set by any regulatory compliance, and do it often.—
David Monnier,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The longest single-season winning streak in Brewers history is 13 games, set by the 1987 squad, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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The use of different radio frequencies – different lanes on the radio highway – is closely regulated, and a few narrow lanes are reserved for radio astronomy.—
Lucia McCallum,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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