Exchequer Ex·Chequer ɪksˈtʃekə(R ɪksˈtʃekər Noun Public Money T66pk8i74ce7fib4mrijf6llmxgk9wc21exq+33qi9r32amxoirglx95rioenfgbyxxglyncwmrg+Acvelzqbuq/E/Bqdfnxhmguim2husmnvchxrxo/10uekbaveclxflaosvi3oadmkadia+Oxzzp/I9idiwpe0crcvitcuipnflkza7258lt0ejb6eyy0qegkf4afeknuuju78t2reuywtsxodwlupuy+Ckiygfhn0ba4ovbsz2wwfjxu06xeac2by0d9u3c0ekqyhmqyw1efsx08eqtswmwl1nqnio2covmihai9qpyikmvu6pir8tf7akud96avi0umuhs5owm5nbghjf+Cqt248jvvbem+Kkytqt0xmi6dgdf/Ladkyneibxn5g9af1odeo2s3oxynbsg/C3m/Mwgnet47whkitvg07phuig9agnrryax3
The word 'exchequer' is a noun with two main meanings: 1) the government department in Britain that controls public money, also known as the Treasury. 2) the public or national supply of money, as in the example "This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer."
exchequer
/ɪksˈtʃekə(r)/
noun
1. (in Britain) the government department that controls public money
SYN treasury
see also Chancellor of the Exchequer
2. the public or national supply of money
This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.
这使国库遭受了重大损失。
ex·chequer/ɪksˈtʃekə(r); NAmEɪksˈtʃekər/noun[singular ]1(oftenthe Exchequer )(in Britain) the government department that controls public money （英国）财政部SYN
treasury
☞see also
Chancellor of the Exchequer
2the public or national supply of money 公共财源；国库；金库◆This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.这使国库遭受了重大损失。exchequerexchequersex·chequer/ɪksˈtʃekə(r); NAmEɪksˈtʃekər/
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