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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
Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
But the fallout from a recent lawsuit risks emptying the NRA’s coffers and presents an existential threat to the gun rights group.
—Stephen Gutowski, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The office said there was sufficient cash in county coffers to float that overpayment until April, when the next round of property tax bills are due.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The crown of Castile supported expeditions of these soldiers of fortune with its weapons, flag, and political clout, but not its coffers.
—Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
But the fallout from a recent lawsuit risks emptying the NRA’s coffers and presents an existential threat to the gun rights group.
—Stephen Gutowski, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Verb
The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The office said there was sufficient cash in county coffers to float that overpayment until April, when the next round of property tax bills are due.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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Pease will compete on vault, bars, and floor, Bullock on beam and floor, and Rose on vault, bars, and beam.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Amenities and experiences Descend one floor below the lobby to enter the Mint Bar, a dark, moody space set in the former bank vault that maintains many of the original features from the early 20th-century building.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
Noun
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My favorite design detail, however, are the back pockets that elevate the look.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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The featherweight body is made from slash-resistant material, with locking compartments and zippered pockets that allow for quick and secure access to your daily essentials.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Social Security deposits the benefit payment directly into the card.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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How much interest can $50,000 earn if deposited now, then?—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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The Rule of 55 and 72(t) allows some Americans early access to their retrement funds, experts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The deal will also unfreeze tens of billions of dollars in Iranian funds held in international banks as part of the final agreement.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
Verb
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Now, Bungie, whatever is left of it, will be banking almost entirely on Marathon, short of some incubation project finally getting approved.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
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The Shinnecock record is 63, set by Tommy Fleetwood in the final round of the 2018 Open after the USGA soaked the course to make up for a third round that dried out and got out of control.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Tray Leslie learned the value of intentional parenting from his dad, Tony Leslie, as well as the example set by his grandfather and uncle.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Fragrance used to be a splurge purchase reserved for the department store counter.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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All rights reserved Three years ago, Randy Livingston told nearly every Southeastern Conference basketball program about Allen Graves, a high school player whom Livingston coached with the LivOn AAU program.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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