noun [sing.]
1 (often the Exchequer) (in Britain) the government department that controls public money
SYNTREASURY
seealsoCHANCELLOROFTHEEXCHEQUER
2 the public or national supply of money:
This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.
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