exchequer

exchequer is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. Face value is 30 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 30 · Words With Friends 31 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table.
2. noun. The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low.
3. transitive verb. To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer.
4. noun. the funds of a government or institution or individual

   Synonyms: treasury

Synonyms

treasury

Common word forms

exchequers

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