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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
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
The new campaign should bring the league’s growing coffers into focus.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
According to media reports, the two signings may have drained between $2 million and $3.5 million from the Padres' international bonus poll coffers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Families of higher income, especially small business income, must itemize taxes and will lose income, bringing larger amounts into state coffers.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
The new campaign should bring the league’s growing coffers into focus.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
Despite the Michigan bills failing to move this legislative session, some biogas projects have managed to find resources in Michigan’s state coffers.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
According to media reports, the two signings may have drained between $2 million and $3.5 million from the Padres' international bonus poll coffers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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Spaces that formerly constituted the theater foyer and underground vault rooms were transformed into an expansive showroom spanning over three floors out of the total seven.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sullivan graduates with school records in all-around and uneven bars, while Phillip holds the records on floor and vault.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My app on an iPhone, and slip it inside one of the pockets of a suitcase or bag (my dad added one to his golf bag).—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2025
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While New York City as a whole is safer than most other metropolises, pockets of especially rough neighborhoods are unsafe, particularly for young men.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The $5 million, in contrast, would be deposited in government coffers immediately.—
Tyler Cowen,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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People deposit after-tax money into Roth IRAs, but withdrawals are tax free and not subject to RMDs.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 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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Quarterly filings showed that asset managers boosted allocations to U.S. ETFs tied to the price of spot bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2024, with Mubadala Investment Co — an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund — reporting a stake in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF worth $436.9 million.—
Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Hannah Lang,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Consider setting aside some funds to invest in a new dishwasher instead of paying for a series of costly repairs.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Downtown Durham is in the middle of an apartment building boom — and one new building is banking on strangers living together to keep rent low.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bank projects banking net interest income of around $42 billion in 2025, down about 4% compared to 2024.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That's three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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That's three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At my company, Boston Scientific, for example, a seat is reserved for IT at every strategy table across the company, from R&D and manufacturing to sales and marketing.—
Jodi Euerle Eddy,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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During these tough economic times, places like the public beach should be reserved for working families and not for commercial exploitation. — Michael Pallamary, Clairemont Most Popular Most Popular ‘People are frustrated.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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