exchequer

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
2. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

Verb

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

Concepts

trésor

fisc

Echiquier

Échiquier

trésorerie

trésor public

finance

exchequer

Synonymes

treasury

funds

chest

coffers

assets

fund

means

money

💸

purse

👛

safe

state treasury

strength

strong room

sufficiency

treasure-house

vault

wealth

wherewithal

safe deposit

treasure house

national treasury

public money

bankroll

capital

cash-box

finances

Traductions

tesoro

erario

scacchiere

Fiskus

fisco

forziere

servet

Kasse

θησαυροφυλάκιο

schatkist

tesoro

erario

para

💸

Schatzamt

tresor

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: escheker

In summary

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.