WorldAugust 2, 2026
exchequer
EKS-chek-er
Definition
The public treasury or the funds and financial resources belonging to a government or nation.
Etymology
The word originates from the Anglo-Norman 'escheker', referring to the checkered cloth used as an abacus or table for counting and calculating royal revenues in medieval England.
In the news
The article uses the word to describe the financial stakes involved in government resource allocation. It highlights how audit findings often suggest that fiscal mismanagement may have resulted in significant losses to the state's coffers.
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