exchequer

/ɪksˈtʃekə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪksˈtʃekər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈeks-ˌche-kər iks-ˈche-/ (ame, mw)

exchequer — noun

1. the government office, especially in the UK or Ireland, that collects public mon

1.名詞C1
釋義

the government office, especially in the UK or Ireland, that collects public money and pays for state spending

例句

The Exchequer released funds for flood repairs after the winter storm.

collocation: release funds

Brooke learned that the Exchequer collects taxes and pays for schools.

pattern: the Exchequer + verb

同義詞
  • treasury

    the more common modern term for the same kind of government office

  • finance ministry

    used in many countries outside the UK and Ireland; less specifically British

  • ministry of finance

    an official title used by many governments for the same function

文法句型

the Exchequer + verb

[country]'s Exchequer

用法筆記

Usually capitalized when it names a national office. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the office that manages public money, while sense 2 is the money itself.

2. the public money that a government has available to spend

2.名詞C1
釋義

the public money that a government has available to spend

例句

The war drained the exchequer, so bridge repairs had to wait.

collocation: drain the exchequer

A rise in oil prices added millions to the national exchequer.

pattern: add to the exchequer

同義詞
  • public funds

    the clearest modern term for government money available for spending

  • national treasury

    stresses the state's stored money rather than the office

  • coffers

    a more literary word often used in news writing about public money

文法句型

drain the exchequer

add to the exchequer

the national exchequer

用法筆記

Usually appears with 'the' or a modifier such as 'national'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to the money available, not the office that controls it.