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Collins English-English Dictionary
- exchequer
[ɪks'tʃεkə]
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1.
n
[often capital]
[government]
(in Britain and certain other countries) the accounting department of the Treasury, responsible for receiving and issuing funds
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2.
n
[Spoken]
personal funds; finances
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C13 (in the sense: chessboard, counting table): from Old French eschequier, from eschec check
Examples
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the government's new tax policies.
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英国财政大臣宣读了政府新的税收政策。
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