exchequer

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n. (英国)财政部, 国库 [法] 国库, 财源, 财政法院

发音

其它 /ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/

词形变化

exchequers 复数 exchequers exchequered exchequering exchequers 三单 exchequering 现在分词 exchequered 过去式 exchequered 过去分词

别名

exchecker

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.

  2. 2.

    An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "A couple, eh, my girl?" he replied, fishing deeply into both his trouser pockets. "You don't mean tanners by any chance? Well, that's the state of the exchequer." Two sixpences and a few coppers were the result of his investigation.

v.
  1. 1.

    To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

treasury

上位词 3

funds finances cash in hand

下位词 5

till trough bursary fisc subtreasury

相关短语

exchequer bill [经] 国库等 exchequer bills [法] 国库券 Exchequer of the Jews Chancellor of the Exchequer 财政大臣

词源

From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”); from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.

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