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
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The extra home playoff games will boost the team’s coffers, even as its accountants grapple with a new federal tax law that will cost the Knicks’ parent company more than $50 million per year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s because there are many other initiatives, including some that also would help towns, fighting for a share of Connecticut’s flush coffers.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The White House says that growth will flood federal coffers with new tax revenue and eventually bend the national debt, now sitting at over $39 trillion, onto a downward path.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Taxpayers benefit, as well, as city coffers take in hotel tax and sales tax.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Steyer, who’s polling ahead of Swalwell in some surveys, has reportedly padded his campaign coffers with more than $38 million of his own cash.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Mainwaring said funds are in the church’s coffers and designated for campus improvements.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
How much of that money — or more — would have landed in city coffers without the sales tax sharing deals?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The extra home playoff games will boost the team’s coffers, even as its accountants grapple with a new federal tax law that will cost the Knicks’ parent company more than $50 million per year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s because there are many other initiatives, including some that also would help towns, fighting for a share of Connecticut’s flush coffers.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The White House says that growth will flood federal coffers with new tax revenue and eventually bend the national debt, now sitting at over $39 trillion, onto a downward path.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Taxpayers benefit, as well, as city coffers take in hotel tax and sales tax.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Steyer, who’s polling ahead of Swalwell in some surveys, has reportedly padded his campaign coffers with more than $38 million of his own cash.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Mainwaring said funds are in the church’s coffers and designated for campus improvements.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffers
Noun
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Many of the pieces inside, like the fireplace in the dining room that was rumored to have Russian ties, or the pocket doors that slide in and out, are still standing from when the home was built over a century ago.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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Hot pockets When an Augusta member died, left the club or simply wanted a new green jacket, Bennett was responsible for disposing of the old garments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4.—
Joseph Duarte,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Commuter trains run from Washington’s Union Station to Baltimore’s Camden Station, which deposits fans right outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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UConn has the resources to offer Mullins life-changing money to come back as a sophomore, certainly in the millions.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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These facilities and resources' vulnerability to energy disruption represents a strategic risk that must be addressed.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Swiss Air's Air Rail service seamlessly reserves both airfare and train tickets on one booking.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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While Adebayo was named NBA East Player of the Week in the days after his scoring binge, the league reserves its weekly and monthly awards for players on teams with superior records.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The road construction projects are paid for entirely by municipal funds, Barakzai said, noting that over the past 4 1/2 years, Kabul municipality had raised more than 28 billion afghanis (about $434 million).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Her partner, Kurt Dixon, has set up a GoFundMe to help raise money for her specialized physiotherapy and medical therapies that are not currently covered by the National Health Service (NHS), as well as to raise funds to help arrange transportation for her ongoing treatment.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In some cases, benefit offsets (where the VA withholds part of your monthly benefit to repay a debt) can be adjusted to reduce the financial strain.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The episode withholds the information that the incoming stew is Ellie, notoriously explosive, competitive, and a poor receiver of feedback, until the very end.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More affluent households are probably stuck paying for tax prep, at least as long as the tax code retains anything like its current complexity.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite nationwide polls showing eroding support, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán retains strong backing in rural communities and among older Hungarians, who credit him with representing their interests and maintaining national pride.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Coffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffers. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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