exchequer
Meanings
Plural: exchequers
Noun
- the funds of a government or institution or individual
- An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
- An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
Verb
- To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”); from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 30
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exchequer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 31
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