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
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.
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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
The likely loss to the exchequer of between €2 billion to €2.4 billion is equivalent to a fifth of the State’s annual corporate tax revenue.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 June 2021
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
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
The likely loss to the exchequer of between €2 billion to €2.4 billion is equivalent to a fifth of the State’s annual corporate tax revenue.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 June 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchequer
Noun
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Large alternative asset managers, with both private credit and private equity businesses, are so far striking a measured tone, acknowledging pockets of stress while emphasizing resilience.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its interior slit pocket fits any phone size up to an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and its gold hardware clasp and flap top keep belongings secure while on the go.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
20 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
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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
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“Exchequer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchequer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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