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as in pocket
coffers plural
available money
let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation
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as in to deposit
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Recent Examples of coffer
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Other pandemic dollars landed in county coffers with few limitations on how they were spent.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Noun
Listen to this article The Trump administration is trying to claw back more than $106 million in migrant funds from New York City coffers — bringing the total the feds have attempted to recover to nearly $188 million.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Other pandemic dollars landed in county coffers with few limitations on how they were spent.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
And he was involved in a Medicaid settlement that steered $10 million away from state coffers and into a charity created to support the first lady’s Hope Florida program.
—Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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The digital vaults, each holding 10,000 bitcoin, were reactivated on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, after lying untouched since 2011.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The security checks occurred both before and after the VIPs visited the vault.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The project will provide more than 12,000 pencils, 1,000 boxes of crayons, 2,800 glue sticks, 560 pocket folders, and items for art projects and other subjects.—
Edward McKinnon,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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The lightweight bag also has a 16-inch laptop sleeve and expandable side pockets for water bottles.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The lease could be extended to 2036 if the county deposits an additional $300 million into an escrow account by 2028.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The dust is then transported across the Atlantic and deposited in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2023
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Artist Alex Israel and eyewear brand Oliver Peoples have their sights set on a chic way to raise funds for wildfire recovery for Los Angeles.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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Brightline spent $6 billion in private funds to lay or upgrade 233 miles of tracks between Orlando and Miami, along with building stations, and manufacturing 10 trains.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Verb
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In a new environment, under a different coaching staff and system, the Canadiens are banking on Dobson to evolve. — Data via Evolving-Hockey, HockeyViz, HockeyStatCards, All Three Zones and Natural Stat Trick.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Cashman is banking on such discussions being unnecessary, though.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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That foundation, was set by the 1990s expansion that has turned Disney into the county’s largest employer (passing UC Irvine) and the linchpin of Anaheim’s economy.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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The plan, coordinated by U.S. diplomat John McNamara, had progressed to the point where flights were scheduled and logistics were set by May.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Copyright © 2025, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Wearing shoes through security was previously reserved for travelers who registered for TSA PreCheck, or young children and seniors.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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