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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
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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
Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Beyond the event, opportunities for engagement (and big wins!) help fill the coffers.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Noun
However, in April, the state made available $127 million from the Prop. 47 coffers to fund mental health and substance abuse treatment, including programs under Prop. 36.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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
Verb
This, in turn, is ultimately driven by U.S. fiscal deficits, which create a constant need for liquidity to cycle money back into government coffers via taxes or debt.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Beyond the event, opportunities for engagement (and big wins!) help fill the coffers.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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Another was recovered from a garbage heap outside RKO’s old prop vault and sold at a 1982 Sotheby’s auction, where Steven Spielberg bought it for $60,500.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Deep in an underground, World War Two-era vault, investment manager Louis O'Connor guards his firm's most valuable assets.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 July 2025
Noun
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This midi frock features a round-neckline, short sleeves, and roomy pockets, and it’s designed with a drawstring waist for a personalized fit.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Advisors who want to stay competitive need to look beyond top-line growth and understand who is really gaining wealth—and where. What to do: Reassess your geographic targeting with a flexible mindset, looking beyond traditional wealth centers to identify emerging pockets of growth and opportunity.—
April Rudin,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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The government will deposit an initial $1,000 into the accounts and parents can contribute to $5,000 a year in post-tax dollars.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Other elements include depositing only 75% of participants’ pension contributions into DROP accounts and capping cost-of-living adjustments for money going into the account.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 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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Without those funds, which help pay for public safety, road maintenance, public works, community programs and environmental services, the city would likely need to look to alternative funding sources or make cuts to services, Chief Financial Officer Stacey Peterson previously said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Traditional money market funds can be liquidated within a day or two, though redeeming shares only happens during market hours.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Earlier this month, Stellantis unveiled a 17,000 euro hybrid Fiat 500, which the automaker is banking on to revive its ailing production in Italy.—
Giulio Piovaccari,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The group is also banking on receiving $36.1 million in tax credits associated with historic properties even though 101 Ash St. is not a historic property.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Aim higher than the bar set by any regulatory compliance, and do it often.—
David Monnier,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The longest single-season winning streak in Brewers history is 13 games, set by the 1987 squad, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The use of different radio frequencies – different lanes on the radio highway – is closely regulated, and a few narrow lanes are reserved for radio astronomy.—
Lucia McCallum,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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Copyright © 2025, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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