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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With a drawstring waist and pockets, these lightweight, linen-blend pants look comfy and cute.—
Claire West,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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On the trip, Weston had been carrying a book about butterflies in his back pocket.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Together, a collaborative effort can create meaningful operational changes, including improved staffing, hospital-wide throughput initiatives, earlier discharge planning, expanded post-acute care resources, and greater accountability from leadership.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Today, a judge in one of the lawsuits extended an indefinite block on the fund.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Thousands of providers who were cut off from Medicaid billing can once again receive funds, at least for now, as the Minnesota Department of Human Services navigates a revalidation process drawing bipartisan criticism.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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“Exchequer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchequer. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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