as in pocket
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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Recent Examples of coffers
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
The calculation for state coffers is 18% of the gross wagering revenue.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
San Francisco venture investor Ron Conway has seeded the opposition coffers with a $100,000 contribution.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Given that going public is a fundraising mechanism, the next question is where companies will empty their coffers.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
In a separate move to boost public coffers, Gaborone also plans to offer passports for cash.
—semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Clubs in Europe were flush with cash, supported by the immense coffers of their parallel men’s teams and a surge of investment.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
That’s as China and India were eager to snap up cheap Russian oil, keeping the Kremlin’s coffers full and providing revenue for its military.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
The dollars spent by the tourists visiting Cuba have likely gone to the military’s coffers — but the big bet went terribly wrong for the Cuban population.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
Chiefs funding questions Some legislators, meanwhile, hope that funding for the future of Arrowhead can come out of the team’s pockets rather than county coffers.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
The calculation for state coffers is 18% of the gross wagering revenue.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
San Francisco venture investor Ron Conway has seeded the opposition coffers with a $100,000 contribution.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Given that going public is a fundraising mechanism, the next question is where companies will empty their coffers.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
In a separate move to boost public coffers, Gaborone also plans to offer passports for cash.
—semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Clubs in Europe were flush with cash, supported by the immense coffers of their parallel men’s teams and a surge of investment.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
That’s as China and India were eager to snap up cheap Russian oil, keeping the Kremlin’s coffers full and providing revenue for its military.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
The dollars spent by the tourists visiting Cuba have likely gone to the military’s coffers — but the big bet went terribly wrong for the Cuban population.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffers
Noun
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The vertical storage solution has 24 pockets to fit up to 12 pairs of sneakers, flats, slippers, and more shoes.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Nearly half off, these hand warmers belong in your pocket all winter long.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Designed to melt instantly into skin, all of this is spun into a lightweight cream that deposits medium, buildable luminous matte coverage meant to last for up to 16 hours.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Events in downtown coffee shops, hotel ballrooms, and at the Minneapolis American Indian Center helped urban tribal citizens connect and share resources, said Christine Yellow Bird, who directs the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s satellite office in Fargo, North Dakota.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Confined to the bar's titular green room, the band is forced to use its limited resources to find a way out.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the best system may be to have a modest fee, of $5 to $10, that reserves the stall and covers the hotel’s cost of electricity.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Global funds had dumped Indonesian bonds from September to November, before returning in the final month of 2025.—
Prima Wirayani,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The action also authorizes the use of disaster emergency funds and allows the OEM to mobilize state resources, make contracts and awards using emergency procurement procedures and encumber and expend funds as determined by the director of the OEM.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Silence reclaimed Once silenced by the Islamic Republic, Googoosh now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity.—
Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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Either chamber of Congress can hold someone in contempt on criminal or civil charges with a simple majority vote if that person refuses to testify, withholds information, or obstructs a congressional inquiry, according to the American Bar Association.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The cabin in the woods might be gone, replaced with a Ray Harryhausen–style swords-and-sandals epic, but Army of Darkness retains all of the gonzo energy of the previous Evil Dead.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The News retains full editorial control of this coverage.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Coffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffers. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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