exchequer

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the government department that collects and manages revenue
a treasury
an available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose
{n} the place for the king's money, En
The Exchequer is the department in the British government which is responsible for receiving, issuing, and accounting for money belonging to the state. the British government department that is responsible for collecting taxes and paying out public money = treasury. English government department responsible for receiving and dispersing public revenue. It was established by Henry I in the 12th century, and its name refers to the checkered cloth on which the reckoning of revenues took place. Originally, the lower Exchequer was an office for the receipt and payment of money, while the upper Exchequer was a court sitting twice a year to regulate accounts. The English judicial system grew out of the upper Exchequer, and the lower Exchequer became the Treasury. "Exchequer" is still the unofficial name of the Treasury in Britain
The treasurer of the local SCA group
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
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SCA equivalent to a club treasurer
To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer
Derived from the checked cloth used in the Middle Ages by a lord's bailiffs to assist in counting rents and other fees from his tenants, the term refers to a treasury, and by extension to the person in charge of the treasury
The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue
{i} treasury of a state or country
] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low
the funds of a government or institution or individual
treasurer for a group or kingdom
One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in the British government who makes decisions about finance and taxes. the British government minister in charge of taxes and government spending
Court of Exchequer
A former superior court in Great Britain dealing with matters of revenue, now merged with the King's or Queen's Bench
chancellor of the exchequer
minister of finance (in the British government)
chancellor of the exchequer
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
exchequers
plural of exchequer
exchequer

    Расстановка переносов

    Ex·cheq·uer

    Турецкое произношение

    eksçekır

    Произношение

    /ˈeksˌʧekər/ /ˈɛksˌʧɛkɜr/

    Этимология

    [ eks-"che-k&r, iks- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”); from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the grid on which the exchequer counted money resembled a chessboard.
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