exchequer

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

tesoro

erario

forziere

scacchiere

finanze

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

trésor

Fiskus

fisco

para

💸

servet

tesoro

θησαυροφυλάκιο

schatkist

Kasse

erario

Staatskasse

fisc

Echiquier

Échiquier

Schatzamt

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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.