coffer

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːfər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒfə(r)/
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noun
R

a big, strong box that people used to put money or valuable things in

He kept his treasures in a heavy wooden coffer.

R

the money that a government or organization has to use

The city's coffers have benefited from the new taxes.

translation

n. a big, strong box that people used to put money or valuable things in; the money that a government or organization has to use

Word Forms

Plural coffers