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Meaning of "exchequer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXCHEQUER

(Chessboard, counting table): from Old French eschequier, from escheccheck.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXCHEQUER

ɪksˈtʃɛkə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCHEQUER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exchequer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCHEQUER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exchequer

The Exchequer is a government department of the United Kingdom responsible for the management and collection of taxation and other government revenues. The historical Exchequer developed judicial roles. A similar office existed in Ireland during British rule from 1299 to 1877.

Definition of exchequer in the English dictionary

The definition of exchequer in the dictionary is the accounting department of the Treasury, responsible for receiving and issuing funds. Other definition of exchequer is personal funds; finances.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCHEQUER

Becker · checker · chequer · Decker · Dekker · ekka · Flecker · forechecker · lekker · Mecca · Mekka · Necker · pecker · Rebecca · Rijeka · spellchecker · trekker · Voortrekker · woodpecker · wrecker

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCHEQUER

exchange · exchange force · exchange programme · exchange rate · Exchange Rate Mechanism · Exchange Rate Mechanism II · exchangeability · exchangeable · exchangeably · exchanger · exchequer bond · excide · excimer · excipient · exciple · excisable · excise · excise duties · excise laws · excise tax

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCHEQUER

antiquer · burlesquer · Chancellor of the Exchequer · conquer · Court of Exchequer · Great Roll of the Exchequer · hair lacquer · jerquer · lacquer · masquer · nail lacquer · reconquer · relacquer · torquer

Synonyms and antonyms of exchequer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «exchequer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCHEQUER

Find out the translation of exchequer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of exchequer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exchequer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

国库
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

erario
570 millions of speakers
en

English

exchequer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

राजकोष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خزينة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

казначейство
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

erário
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কোষাগার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

trésor
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Exchequer
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Fiskus
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

国庫
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

국고
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ngajak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kho bạc
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கருவூலத்தின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खजिना
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

maliye
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tesoro
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

skarb państwa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

казначейство
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bugetul statului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δημόσιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Skatkis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kassan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exchequer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exchequer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCHEQUER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of exchequer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «exchequer».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exchequer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCHEQUER»

Discover the use of exchequer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exchequer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Exchequer in the Twelfth Century: The Ford Lectures ...
": Lunt, History of England 865 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 144.
Reginald Lane Poole, 2006
2
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
... CASES IN THE EXCHEQUER,
Sir Charles John Crompton, Sir John Jervis, 1833
3
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
1830. be ruled to return into Exchequer process issued from courts abolished. Cepi corpus. of the courts abolished by the said act, the sheriff to whom the same may have been issued, may be ruled to return such process into this Court in like  ...
Robert Philip Tyrwhitt, 1832
4
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of ...
146 □ Exchequer. liYOK v. TOMKIES. fce sum paid her in satisfaction , , J not, whether it was the rea! overplus above the rent and proper charges (/)• ^ accordmglv. (/) One of the learned judges observed, that it would be of course open to the ...
Charles James Gale, Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, 1836
5
The Exchequer Reports: Reports of Cases Argued and ...
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber ... : Easter Term, 19 Vict., to [Hilary Vacation, 25 Vict.], Both Inclusive, [1856-1862] Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman, 1870
6
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
And Upon Writs of Error from that Court to the Exchequer Chamber Henry Horn, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone. EXCHEQUER. CHAMBER. Exch. Clunnbtr The party succeeding on a writ of error, is entitled to double a s'8 of se ting a bill of exceptions, ...
Henry Horn, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, 1840
7
The Red Book of the Exchequer
A rich resource for medieval historians, this three-volume compilation of legal and administrative documents was first published in 1896.
Hubert Hall, 2012
8
Reports of cases in the Court of exchequer: from the ...
from the beginning of the reign of King George the First until the fourteenth year of the reign of King George the Second. [1713-1741] Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, William Bunbury George Wilson. In Trinity, Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, William Bunbury, George Wilson, 1793
9
General Rules of the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, ...
Removal of causes from Chester, and Wales, &c. into court of Exchequer, on stat. 11 Geo. IV. & 1 W. IV. c. 70. Prac. 897. Rules of court thereon. IjY the late act for the more effectual administration of justice in England and Wales*, it is (amongst  ...
William Tidd, 1832
10
Cases in the Exchequer
EDWARD YOUNGE, JOHN JERVIS. Revenue, 1828. Monday, Feb. \Uh. The duplicate of fines, issues, amerciamentsi and forfeited recognizances, required to be delivered into the Exchequer by the clerk of the peace, under the statute 3 Geo.
EDWARD YOUNGE, JOHN JERVIS, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCHEQUER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exchequer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fraudulent AKD-PPL deal caused exchequer Rs500 mn loss: SBR
Fraudulent AKD-PPL deal caused exchequer Rs500 mn loss: SBR ... rate that caused a huge loss of Rs500 million to the country's exchequer. «Geo News, Pakistan, Jul 15»
2
KP's RTIC messy biased hiring and the declining govt exchequer
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission (KP-RTIC) has a skeleton in its closet, which it has been keeping at the cost of the ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
3
New not-for-profit organisation selects Exchequer finance software …
Newport Live, a new not-for-profit organisation has implemented integrated finance and eProcurement software from Advanced Exchequer ... «Bobsguide, Jul 15»
4
George Osborne's Budget: Outmaneuvering His Opponents
British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne poses for the media with the traditional red dispatch box outside his official residence, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
Want to understand the budget in five minutes?
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outside 11 Downing Street, London, before heading to the House of Commons to deliver his first ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
6
Dividend rules change to hit 700000 taxpayers
... rates will deter some taxpayers from saving heavily in shares and generating profits and dividends, costing the exchequer an estimated £1bn ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
A raid on the future
The policy is popular with voters, who don't see why the rich should get tax relief, and it brings valuable revenues into the exchequer. So why ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
8
UK Chancellor of Exchequer Angers Insurers by Raising Premium Tax
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne angered Britain's insurance industry by unexpectedly increasing a tax on policy holders that ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
9
Budget 2015: The highlights and how they will effect your family
Prime Minister David Cameron congratulates Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne after he delivered his Budget statement. «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
10
Social housing rent changes to raise £5bn for exchequer
The government will cut social housing rents and review lifetime tenancies as part of a raft of major reforms outlined in today's Budget. «Local Government Chronicle, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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