as in pocket
available money
let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation
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Recent Examples of coffers
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Taxes on same pour $1 billion into public coffers each year.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Premier League clubs going big in the market is hardly new, but the money recently dispensed from Liverpool’s coffers is large by any measure, particularly for a club that had not traditionally been viewed as big spenders on transfer fees.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Extras, like raffles and merch sales, helped boost the coffers for the nonprofit.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo estimates the Total project alone could generate as much as $35 billion for government coffers over its lifetime.
—semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Within the first week, the IRS furloughed about 50% of its employees and reduced services after its coffers ran out.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Whether the fresh coffers are enough to push the Clarity Act over the finish line remains to be seen.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
But attorneys for the states argued that the injuries to New York and New Jersey were separate, as those states would be responsible for picking up the tab to secure the construction sites once GDC’s coffers run dry in the coming weeks.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Taxes on same pour $1 billion into public coffers each year.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Premier League clubs going big in the market is hardly new, but the money recently dispensed from Liverpool’s coffers is large by any measure, particularly for a club that had not traditionally been viewed as big spenders on transfer fees.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Extras, like raffles and merch sales, helped boost the coffers for the nonprofit.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo estimates the Total project alone could generate as much as $35 billion for government coffers over its lifetime.
—semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Within the first week, the IRS furloughed about 50% of its employees and reduced services after its coffers ran out.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Whether the fresh coffers are enough to push the Clarity Act over the finish line remains to be seen.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffers
Noun
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The couple turned the home into a bed-and-breakfast and welcomed generations of visitors to their little pocket of Roanoke Island for the next 30 years.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rural areas of the state and pockets within cities have become food deserts where the largest supermarkets choose not to enter.—
Jack Buffington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The agency deposits up to $1,000 in these accounts them if parents complete recommended preventive care before their babies turn two.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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China has laid out an ambitious lunar plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, targeting the south pole, which contains water ice and other resources critical for long-term lunar exploration and settlement.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Based on the 2022 indie horror game, the film follows a convict in a post-apocalyptic future who must scavenge for resources in an ocean of blood.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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But this sport reserves its greatest rewards for the exceptional while demanding so much that exceptional seems the only acceptable payoff.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As well as the Soros Economic Development Fund, Delta40’s fund is supported by investors including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Dutch development bank FMO, Germany’s development agency GIZ, and the Skoll Foundation.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The fund isn’t intended to be used for routine classroom costs, like basic materials and supplies, and should be calculated to include any Medicaid reimbursements, according to the bill.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Silence reclaimed Once silenced by the Islamic Republic, Googoosh now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity.—
Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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Either chamber of Congress can hold someone in contempt on criminal or civil charges with a simple majority vote if that person refuses to testify, withholds information, or obstructs a congressional inquiry, according to the American Bar Association.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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This Breitling Lady Premier Automatic in 36 mm contains Breitling’s in-house automatic caliber 10 with a 42-hour power reserve, but retains a feminine sensibility, with a colorful dial and dusting of diamonds on the lugs and bezel.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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