Associations to the word «Exchequer»

Wiktionary

EXCHEQUER, noun. A treasury
EXCHEQUER, noun. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose
EXCHEQUER, noun. (British) the government department that collects and manages revenue

Dictionary definition

EXCHEQUER, noun. The funds of a government or institution or individual.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats