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Noun: exchequer  'eks,che-ku(r) or iks'che-ku(r) [N. Amer], iks'che-ku(r) or eks'che-ku(r) [Brit]
Usage: Brit
  1. The funds of a government, institution or individual
    "The war severely depleted the national exchequer";
    - treasury

Derived forms: exchequers

Type of: cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource

Encyclopedia: Exchequer