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
This would strengthen the economy by both saving the exchequer a whole lot of expense on imports and generating employment opportunities within India.
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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 May, when the government decided to cut the excise duty on petrol by Rs8 and on diesel by Rs6 per litre to reduce inflationary pressures, experts had estimated the cost to the exchequer would increase by Rs85,000 crore in the ongoing fiscal.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 4 July 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
The Resolution Foundation’s Torsten Bell estimates Hunt’s plan would cost the exchequer in the region of 13 billion pounds ($16.6 billion), while Johnson’s would cost about 10 billion pounds.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
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 May, when the government decided to cut the excise duty on petrol by Rs8 and on diesel by Rs6 per litre to reduce inflationary pressures, experts had estimated the cost to the exchequer would increase by Rs85,000 crore in the ongoing fiscal.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 4 July 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
The Resolution Foundation’s Torsten Bell estimates Hunt’s plan would cost the exchequer in the region of 13 billion pounds ($16.6 billion), while Johnson’s would cost about 10 billion pounds.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchequer
Noun
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The back of the bag is fitted with a roomy pocket — the perfect spot to store my passport without worrying about being pickpocketed.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Milton threw for 241 yards and a score while rushing for 16 yards and a touchdown in a showing that highlighted his big arm potential and pocket mobility.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Minnesota State Board of Investments released a report showing the state held 1.6 million shares of Tesla stock in its retirement fund as of June 2024.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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These funds were gathered through a combination of grants provided by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, as well as contributions from private foundations and nearly four hundred individual donors.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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