LookItUpexchequer
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɛksˌtʃɛkər/ · UK /ɪksˈtʃekə/
exchequer means: The government office or fund that receives taxes and manages public money.
noun
The government office or fund that receives taxes and manages public money.
- The tax brings money into the exchequer.
- The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the budget.
- These payments will cost the public exchequer millions.
A supply of money available to a person or organization, often for a particular purpose.
- My exchequer is nearly empty.
- The repairs made a hole in our private exchequer.
- The club could not fund another trip from its small exchequer.
verb
To take legal action against someone in a former English court that dealt mainly with government money.
- The Crown could exchequer a debtor.
- Officials exchequered the merchant over unpaid taxes.
- The records show why the collector exchequered him.
Questions about exchequer
What does exchequer mean?
The government office or fund that receives taxes and manages public money.
What is exchequer in other languages?
Türkçe: hazine · Español: tesoro público · Français: Trésor public · Deutsch: Staatskasse · Italiano: erario · 日本語: 国庫
How do you pronounce exchequer?
In American English /ˈɛksˌtʃɛkər/; in British English /ɪksˈtʃekə/.
How do you use exchequer in a sentence?
The tax brings money into the exchequer. The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the budget.
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